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Henry Corbet (31 December 1820 – 20 December 1878) was an English agricultural writer, and editor of the weekly The Mark Lane Express Agricultural Journal for twenty years. [1] Together with John Morton he is considered one of "the leading agricultural editors during the most prosperous period of Victorian 'high farming' of the 1850s and 1860s."
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Steeplechase Times newspaper covers the sport. [6] Thomas Hitchcock (1860–1941) is known as the father of American steeplechasing. In the late 1800s, he built a steeplechase training center on his 3,000-acre (12 km 2) property in Aiken, South Carolina and trained horses imported from England.
The Far Hills Races is a steeplechase horserace held annually in Far Hills, New Jersey, United States.The October 2021 event was the 100th running, [1] and race day purses can equal up to or more than $1,000,000, with six races offering the highest purses on the National Steeplechase Association circuit.
Jonathan E. Sheppard (December 2, 1940 – August 27, 2023) was an English Hall of Fame trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing.He holds the record for the most wins in American steeplechase racing history with 1,242 victories, and led with the most U.S. steeplechase wins per year a record 26 times between 1972 and his retirement in 2020.
The Grand National Hurdle Stakes is an American National Steeplechase Association sanctioned steeplechase race run each fall at Far Hills, New Jersey. It is a Grade 1 event run over 2 + 5 ⁄ 8 miles. It has been known by a variety of names over the years, including the Breeders' Cup Grand National. [1]
The National Hunt Challenge Cup is a National Hunt steeplechase in Great Britain which is open to horses aged five years or older. It is run on the Old Course at Cheltenham over a distance of about 3 miles 6 furlongs (3 miles 5 furlongs and 201 yards, or 6,018 metres), and during its running there are twenty-three fences to be jumped.
Juddmonte Farms: 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles 1:41.51 $294,000 I [27] 2003 Wild Spirit : 4 Jerry D. Bailey: Robert J. Frankel: Sumaya Us Stable 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles 1:41.23 $300,000 I [28] 2002 Mandy's Gold 4 Jose A. Santos: Michael E. Gorham Steeplechase Farm 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles 1:42.57 $300,000 I [29] 2001 Race not held: 2000 Riboletta : 5 Chris McCarron ...