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Parade Ground Standing at Lane's End Texas

Parade Ground, a multiple New York graded stakes winner, has been relocated to William S. Farish's Lane's End Texas near Hempstead.

 Wednesday, April 06, 2005

McDynamo Repeats in Breeders' Cup 'Chase

Defending champion McDynamo became just the second horse in history to win back-to-back runnings of the Breeders' Cup Steeplechase (NSA-I) when he scorched six rivals in the $175,000 event Saturday before a sold-out crowd of 50,000 at Moorland Farms race course in Far Hills, N.J.

 Saturday, October 23, 2004

Championship Quality Field Set for Breeders' Cup Steeplechase

A field of nine championship-quality runners will line up for Saturday's $175,000 Breeders' Cup Steeplechase (NSA-I) at Far Hills. The race for 4-year-olds and up will be contested over 14 fences going 2 5/8-miles and is the richest steeplechase horse in North America.

 Tuesday, October 19, 2004

Parade Ground to Flat Top in Colorado

Grade II winner Parade Ground, whose first crop raced last year, has been moved to Dr. Kirk Shiner's Flat Top Ranch near Toponas, Colo.

 Tuesday, March 02, 2004

Grade I Steeplechasers Al Skywalker, Quel Senor, Among Royal Chase Nominees

Thirteen steeplechase stakes horses were nominated Tuesday to the $150,000 added Royal Chase (NSA-I) to be run at Keeneland Friday, April 25.

 Wednesday, April 16, 2003

National Steeplechase Association Crowns 2002 Champions

The National Steeplechase Association crowned its divisional champions at their annual awards dinner in Camden, S.C. on Nov. 17.

 Tuesday, December 03, 2002

Flat Top Wins Colonial Cup Steeplechase

Nancy Gerry's Flat Top slammed the door shut on a
steeplechase championship with a game victory over Tres Touche in Sunday's $100,000 Marion du Pont Scott Colonial Cup (gr. I) at Springdale Race Course in Camden, S.C.

 Sunday, November 17, 2002

Eclipse Could Be On the Line in Sunday's Colonial Cup

Sunday's grade I steeplechase the Colonial Cup has 11 entries, including the four leading candidates for the 2002 Eclipse in this category: All Gong, Flat Top, It's a Giggle, and Tres Touche. After the race, a new award will be given in honor of Lonesome Glory.

 Wednesday, November 13, 2002

Two Past Winners Headline Breeders' Cup Steeplechase Nominees

One Breeders' Cup race will be decided a week before the Oct. 26 main event at Arlington Park. The Breeders' Cup Steeplechase will be run Oct. 19 at Far Hills Races in Far Hills, N.J.

 Wednesday, September 25, 2002

Zabenz Takes New York Writers Cup Steeplechase

New Zealend-bred Zabenz, making his second start in the United States, took command of the $100,000 New York Turf Writers Cup Steeplechase Handicap (NSA-gr. I) in the final turn and pulled away for a 7 1/4-length victory in rainy conditions Thursday at Saratoga.

 Thursday, August 29, 2002

Highweighted It's a Giggle Seeks Fourth Straight in Turf Writers Cup

Bill Pape's It's A Giggle, a winner of his last four starts at Saratoga, heads a probable field of nine for the National Steeplechase New York Turf Writers Cup (NSA-I) steeplechase stakes, to be run Thursday at Saratoga Race Course.

 Monday, August 26, 2002

It's A Giggle Surges to Two-Length Royal Chase Victory

Pacesetter Al Skywalker and It's A Giggle sprinted away from the field in the stretch before It's A Giggle surged ahead to notch a two-length win in the $169,958 Royal Chase for the Sport of Kings Stakes (NSA-I) at Keeneland Friday.

 Friday, April 26, 2002

Royal Chase Jump Starts Keeneland's Final Day

What do you get when you mix a Breeders1 Cup winner, a Saratoga Grade I winner, a speedy California-bred with a Grade I win, an Eclipse Award finalist and a champion? A steeplechase race at Keeneland.

 Thursday, April 25, 2002

All Gong Wins Breeders' Cup Steeplechase

All Gong took control while racing on the backstretch for the final time to win the $250,000 Breeders' Cup Steeplechase (NSA-I) by 3 1/4 lengths over Popular Gigalo Saturday at Far Hills Races.

 Saturday, October 28, 2000

Alleged, Sire of 98 Stakes Winners, Dies

Alleged was euthanized Friday morning at John T. L. Jones Jr.'s Walmac International near Lexington, Ky.

 Friday, June 23, 2000