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 […]
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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 […]
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Virginia Breeders 3-Year-Old Eliminations Conclude at Shenandoah Downs; 2-Year-Olds Up Next
Caviart Farms continued to dominate the Virginia Breeders 3-Year-Old Filly Pacing elimination divisions as Caviart Sophie and Caviart Dawn powered to victories Sunday at Shenandoah Downs. The pair got their pictures taken after wire-to-wire efforts — but they came in different style. The former engaged with another of Caviart’s sophomore pacers — Caviart Ainsley — […]
Lou’s Starr Authors New Shenandoah Downs Track Record for 2-Year-Olds
Daniel Chansky’s Lou’s Starr authored a new speed record for two-year-olds at Shenandoah Downs Saturday when the Sweet Lou colt pacer crossed in 1:53 2/5 under the direction of Fern Paquet Jr. The Scott Warnick trainee has dominated in all three of his Woodstock starts this fall though Saturday’s was the first in wire-to-wire fashion. […]
NSA Revokes Sanction of 2024 International Gold Cup Running at Great Meadow, Deems Great Meadow Race Course Unsafe and in Disrepair
The National Steeplechase Association (NSA), the national governing body for jump racing, has revoked the sanction for the 2024 International Gold Cup to run at Great Meadow and deemed the Great Meadow race course to be “in disrepair and unsafe.” Both the International Gold Cup (fall race) and the Virginia Gold Cup (spring) are held […]
