Divine Fortune

Divine Fortune Dominates in Colonial Cup

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• November 15, 2014
• Racing, Southeast Region

Bill Pape's Divine Fortune set all the pace in the $100,000 Marion duPont Scott Colonial Cup (NSA-I) Nov. 15 and drew away to a dominating nine-length victory.

Demonstrative Takes Far Hills' Grand National

• By Jack Shinar
• October 18, 2014
• Racing, Northeast Region

Demonstrative took a big step toward the 2014 Eclipse Award as the nation's outstanding steeplechase horse when he easily captured the $250,000 Grand National Oct. 18 at Far Hills, N.J., for his third straight grade I win.

Demonstrative Narrow Victor in Lonesome Glory

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• September 19, 2014
• Racing, Northeast Region

Demonstrative, a gelded son of Elusive Quality, rallied late and held off fast-closing Parker's Project for a one-length triumph in the Lonesome Glory Handicap at Belmont Park Sept. 18.

Champion Divine Fortune Takes Iroquois 'Chase

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• May 10, 2014
• Racing, Southeast Region

Divine Fortune, the Eclipse Award-winning champion steeplechase horse of 2013, started a successful defense of his title May 10, winning the Iroquois Stakes (NSA-I) at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn.

Princess of Sylmar Pennsylvania Horse of Year

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• February 26, 2014
• Racing, Breeding, Northeast Region

Princess of Sylmar, a four-time grade I winner in 2013, has been named Pennsylvania Horse of the Year by the Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association.

Steeplechase Eclipse to Divine Fortune

• By Evan Hammonds
• January 18, 2014
• Racing, Northeast Region, Southeast Region

William L. Pape and Jonathan Sheppard's homebred Divine Fortune is named top Steeplechaser of 2013. The 10-year-old Royal Anthem gelding big win came in the Grand National Hurdle Stakes (NSA-I) Oct. 19 at Far Hills, N.J.

No Dominant Horse in Steeplechase Category

• By Evan Hammonds
• January 15, 2014
• Racing, Kentucky

Talk about a wide-open category: the Steeplechase division of the 2013 Eclipse Awards appears to be anybody's ballgame as no single jumper landed more than one grade I event during the season.

Mr. Hot Stuff Takes A.P. Smithwick Memorial

• By Melaina Phipps
• August 1, 2013
• Racing, Northeast Region

Mr. Hot Stuff, with Paddy Young in the irons, pulled away from early leader Brave Prospect to capture the $100,000 A. P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase Stakes (NSA-I) Aug. 1 at Saratoga Race Course.

Demonstrative Nips Divine Fortune in Iroquois

• May 11, 2013
• Racing, Southeast Region

Jacqueline Ohrstrom's Demonstrative edged past Divine Fortune at the finish line to win the $150,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois Steeplechase (NSA-I) by a head May 11 at Percy Warner Park in Nashville, Tenn.

Iroquois Steeplechase Features Demonstrative

• By The Associated Press
• May 10, 2013
• Racing, Southeast Region

Demonstrative, an Eclipse Award finalist in last season's steeplechase division, will make his 2013 jumps debut in the $150,000 Iroquois Steeplechase Saturday, May 11 at Percy Warner Park Course.

So Many Ways Wins Two PA Championships

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• February 25, 2013
• Northeast Region

The Pennsylvania Horse Breeders Association has named its champions and leaders for 2012.

Pierrot Lunaire Takes Close Grand National

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• October 20, 2012
• Racing, Northeast Region

Pierrot Lunaire took a big step toward a possible steeplechase Eclipse Award when he came from off the pace to overtake Divine Fortune in the $250,000 Grand National (NSA-I) at New Jersey's 92nd Far Hills Races Oct. 20.

Demonstrative Leads U.S. Grand National Field

• October 17, 2012
• Racing, Northeast Region

Demonstrative, winner of the New York Turf Writers Cup Handicap (NSA-I), will battle with several veteran runners and new arrivals to American racing in the $250,000 Grand National (NSA-I), at Far Hills Races Oct. 20.

Arcadius Dies After Winning Iroquois 'Chase

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• May 12, 2012
• Racing, Southeast Region

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

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• November 19, 2011
• Racing, Southeast Region

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

• By Vic Zast
• August 5, 2011

Extra steeplechase adds lift to three Thursdays. read blog

Sermon of Love Takes Turf Writers Cup 'Chase

• By Blood-Horse Staff
• August 26, 2010
• Racing, Northeast Region

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

• By Vic Zast
• August 6, 2010

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

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

• By Claire Novak
• August 16, 2007
• News

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.