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Arcadius Dies After Winning Iroquois 'Chase

Arcadius collapsed and died as he was being cooled down after winning the $150,000 Iroquois Steeplechase (NSA-I) May 12 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn.

Tax Ruling Collects Colonial Cup 'Chase Win

Tax Ruling, always prominent, surged through the Springdale Racecourse's stretch to score a gutty 1 1/4-length victory in the $100,000 Marion DuPont Scott Colonial Cup (NSA-I) Nov. 19 in Camden, S.C.

Saratoga Diary: Place is Jumping

Extra steeplechase adds lift to three Thursdays.

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Sermon of Love Takes Turf Writers Cup 'Chase

Trainer Jonathan Sheppard and owner William Pape kept their perfect meet record intact when Sermon of Love came from off the pace to win the $100,000 New York Turf Writers Cup (NSA-I) steeplechase Aug. 26 at Saratoga.

Vic Zast's Saratoga Diary: No Sloppy Seconds

Front-runners scampered home first in all but one of six races run on the sloppy track.

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A Day At The Spa: Aug. 16, Chasing the 'chasers

Every Thursday afternoon before the first race, the mood in the press box is decidedly grim. Each card leads off with a steeplechase event, and the handicappers – some of which have not picked a steeplechase winner since before the Kennedy administration - have no idea where to begin.