*Originally Posted on November 8th on nationalsteeplechase.com, photos courtesy of Douglas Lees* The fourth and final fall steeplechase meet in the Commonwealth of Virginia took place on the lawn of President James Madison’s estate in Montpelier Station, northeast of Charlottesville, featuring an eight-race card worth $245,000. Headlining the event was the Grade 3 $75,000 Noel […]
Author: Aidan Turnage-Barney
First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin and Governor Glenn Youngkin Announce Fifth 2024 Spirit of Virginia Award Recipients
*Press release distributed by the Office of the First Lady on November 1st, 2024, Photos by Shealah Craighead* Yesterday, Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin awarded the fifth 2024 Spirit of Virginia Awards to the Virginia Horse Center Foundation in recognition of its exceptional contributions to Virginia’s equestrian community and its impact […]
Lest We Forget: Majestic Prince Earned His Name, But Arts And Letters Earned Respect
Originally posted on Paulickreport.com on 10/22/2024, written by Elizabeth Martiniak Arts and Letters is among the many Virginia-Bred horses in the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame The first Kentucky Derby I remember watching was 1969, won by the drop-dead gorgeous Majestic Prince. My first Preakness came next, and once again, Majestic Prince won, […]
Brooksforreal Rewrites Record Book for Second Straight Week at Shenandoah Downs; $720,625 Virginia Breeder’s Championship Day Set for this Sunday
Kelsey Wagner’s Brooksforreal shattered the track record for 2-year-old gelding pacers — for the second straight week — when he captured an $8,000 Virginia Breeders elimination division Sunday at Shenandoah Downs. The son of Rusty’s For Real tripped the timer in his wire-to-wire performance in 1:54 1/5, nearly two seconds better than his 1:56.0 effort […]
Virginia Fall Races Recap
Originally posted on 10/17/2024 on nationalsteeplechase.com At Glenwood Park in Middleburg… Mystic Strike prevails in battle of the ages Two grand old men of timber racing, with a combined 21 stakes victories, battled it out in the $50,000 National Sporting Library & Museum Cup at the Virginia Fall Races, and when the dust cleared it […]
Cathy Rutherford Memorial Race – in Memory of Shenandoah Downs’ Beloved Paddock Judge
OBITUARY: Catherine A Rutherford, age 58 of Martinsville, Illinois died Saturday, September 28, 2024, at 3:40 p.m. at her home following her valiant battle against breast cancer. Cathy was born February 18,1966 in Manistee, MI the daughter of Kenneth & Elizabeth Rutherford. She graduated from Decatur (MI) High School with the Class of 1984 and had […]
Support Breast Cancer Awareness on Saturday at Shenandoah Downs
Originally written by Whitney Minnick and posted by Daily News-Network on 10/17/2024 The American Cancer Society estimates that nationwide, one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. In Virginia’s Central Shenandoah Health District, which encompasses Harrisonburg, the top cancer from 2016 to 2020 was female breast cancer, with an incidence rate of about […]
Two Records Set During Virginia Breeders 2-Year-Old Eliminations at Shenandoah Downs
Kelsy Wagner’s Brooksforreal and Caviart Farms’ Caviart Glory established new track records in their respective Virginia Breeder’s 2-Year-Old Elimination Division victories over the weekend at Shenandoah Downs as freshmen competitors looked to punch their tickets to the $650,000 Champions Day card in two weeks. The former, who rolled into Woodstock with a bankroll of $117,015 […]
Foxfield Fall Races Recap
*Originally posted on Nationalsteeplechase.com on October 10, 2024* Sunday’s seven-race card at Foxfield in Charlottesville, Va., showcased a whirlwind of National Steeplechase talent, including many runners prepping for major fall events. In the marquee race of the day, the $75,000 Grade 3 Mariann De Tejada Memorial handicap, Hall of Fame conditioner Jack Fisher saddled four […]
