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Greenberg, Breeder of Colonial Affair, Dies

Hermen Greenberg, breeder of 1993 Belmont Stakes (gr. I) winner Colonial Affair, died Feb. 28.

 Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Royal Chase Draws 12 Nominations

Looking to become the second horse to win back-to-back runnings of the $150,000 Royal Chase (NSA-I), Kinross Farm's Sur La Tete heads a talented list of 12 Thoroughbreds nominated to the race at Keeneland April 20.

 Wednesday, April 11, 2007

Sur La Tete Gets Job Done in Iroquois 'Chase

Kinross Farm's Sur La Tete did the dirty work of running down pacesetter Bow Strada on the long run up the backstretch, but still won the $150,000 Iroquois Steeplechase (NSA-I) Saturday.

 Saturday, May 13, 2006

Sur La Tete, McDynamo Battle Again in Iroquois

The best steeplechase horses in America tangle once more in the $150,000 Iroquois Steeplechase (NSA-I) at Nashville, Tenn., Saturday. The 3-mile hurdle stakes drew a field of eight -- unquestionably headlined by Sur La Tete and McDynamo.

 Thursday, May 11, 2006

Sur La Tete, McDynamo Head Iroquois Noms

Grade I winners Sur La Tete and McDynamo are among eight Thoroughbreds nominated to the $150,000 Iroquois (NSA-I) to be run May 13 at Nashville, Tenn.

 Thursday, May 04, 2006

Late-Rolling Sur La Tete Grabs Royal Chase

Kinross Farm's Sur La Tete tracked favorite McDynamo until the final turn and drew off to win the $156,375 Royal Chase (NSA-I) for hurdlers under rainy skies at Keeneland Friday.

 Friday, April 21, 2006

McDynamo, Sur La Tete Clash in Royal Chase

Steeplechase stars McDynamo and Sur La Tete tower over a field of eight drawn for the eighth running of the Royal Chase (NSA-I) at Keeneland Friday.

 Wednesday, April 19, 2006

McDynamo, Sur La Tete Lead Keeneland Steeplechase Nominations

Two-time steeplechase champion McDynamo and multiple grade I winner Sur La Tete are among 11 Thoroughbreds nominated the 2 1/2 mile $150,000 Royal Chase (NSA-I) at Keeneland April 21.

 Thursday, April 13, 2006

Sur La Tete Turns Back McDynamo in Iroquois

Kinross Farm's Sur La Tete, the leading steeplechase earner of 2004, won his first open grade I stakes with a stirring stretch run in the $150,000 Iroquois (NSA-I) Saturday at Percy Warner Park.

 Saturday, May 14, 2005

Rivals Sur La Tete, McDynamo Top Iroquois Field

Championship contenders Sur La Tete and McDynamo, second and third, respectively, in the Royal Chase (NSA-I) three weeks ago, headline Saturday's $150,000 Iroquois Steeplechase (NSA-I) at Nashville, Tenn.

 Friday, May 13, 2005

Eclipse Champs Aim For Grade I At Keeneland

The April 22 Royal Chase at Keeneland (NSA-I) drew nominations from previous Eclipse Award winners Hirapour and McDynamo. Both horses are also prior winners of the $150,000 Royal Chase, the second-richest race on the National Steeplechase Association calendar.

 Thursday, April 14, 2005

Sur La Tete Holds On in Carolina Cup 'Chase

Kinross Farm's Sur La Tete took the lead on the final turn and held off a furious rally from Hirapour to win the $50,000 Carolina First Carolina Cup (NSA-III) at Springdale Race Course Saturday.

 Saturday, April 02, 2005

Showdown Expected in Carolina Cup

A showdown is expected at Springdale Race Course when two of steeplechasing's top runners ride into Camden, S.C., Saturday for the Carolina First Carolina Cup (NSA-III), with 2004 champion Hirapour ready to take on last year's Cup winner Preemptive Strike.

 Friday, April 01, 2005

Steeplechase Season Starts in Florida March 6

The National Steeplechase Association's 2005 calendar begins March 6 with the fourth annual Little Everglades Steeplechase in Dade City, Fla. The tour's southern-most stop kicks off a 24-stop spring circuit that offers total purses of $2.6 million.

 Wednesday, March 02, 2005

Hirapour Closes in On Eclipse With Cup Win

Matt McCarron rallied Eldon Farm Racing Stable's steeplechase star Hirapour through the stretch to win the $100,000 Marion du Pont Scott Colonial Cup (NSA-I) at Springdale Race Course in course record time Sunday.

 Sunday, November 21, 2004

Champion McDynamo Seeks to Defend Colonial Cup Title

Michael Moran's McDynamo, bidding for a second consecutive Eclipse Award, leads a list of eight Thoroughbreds nominated to the $100,000 Marion du Pont Scott Colonial Cup (NSA-I).

 Wednesday, November 10, 2004

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

Sur La Tete Romps in Metcalf 'Chase; Breeders' Cup Next

Sur La Tete took the $75,000 Metcalf Memorial Steeplechase (NSA-II) as hurdle racing returned to Monmouth Park for the first time since 1992 on Sunday.

 Sunday, September 26, 2004

Monmouth Park to Host Metcalf Memorial Steeplechase

Breeders' Cup Steeplechase contenders Tres Touche, Sur La Tete and Pelagos are part of the eight-horse field entered for Sunday's $75,000 Metcalf Memorial (NSA-II) at Monmouth Park. The 2 1/2-mile hurdle stakes, Monmouth's first steeplechase since 1992, is the last jump prep for the Oct. 23 $175,000 Breeders' Cup (NSA- I) at Far Hills.

 Friday, September 24, 2004

Tres Touche Returns in Metcalf Steeplechase

Breeders' Cup Steeplechase contenders Tres Touche, Sur La Tete and Pelagos are part of the eight-horse field entered for the $75,000 Metcalf Memorial (NSA-II) at Monmouth Park Sunday.

 Thursday, September 23, 2004

Sur La Tete Sets Course Mark in Meadow Brook

Sur La Tete, under a heady ride by Christopher Read, rolled to an open-lengths lead turning for home en route to winning the Meadow Brook Steeplechase (NSA-I) in course record time Thursday afternoon at Belmont Park.

 Thursday, June 03, 2004

Meadow Brook Chase Kicks Off Belmont Week

The most widely anticipated week of racing this season at Belmont Park begins on Thursday with $100,000-added Meadow Brook Steeplechase (NSA-I) for older horses at 2 1/2 miles over National Fences.

 Wednesday, June 02, 2004

Racey Dreamer Wires National Hunt Cup

EMO Stable's Racey Dreamer wired a talented field including Sur La Tete to win Saturday's $100,000 Mellon National Hunt Cup (NSA-I), second leg of the Steeplechase Triple Crown, at the Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Pa.

 Saturday, May 15, 2004

Mellon Cup, High Hope Steeplechases This Weekend

Smarty Jones isn't the only Thoroughbred trying to win the second leg of a Triple Crown Saturday, as steeplechase horse Sur La Tete tries to keep his streak alive in the $100,000 Mellon National Hunt Cup (NSA-I) at the Radnor Hunt Races in Malvern, Pa.

 Thursday, May 13, 2004

National Steeplechase Association Approaches First Triple Crown Race

Unlike the hundreds of Thoroughbreds nominated to the Visa Triple Crown Challenge, chances for a steeplechase Triple Crown winner are much better, with only 11 horses nominated to the first leg, the two-mile Georgia Cup (NSA-I).

 Thursday, April 01, 2004