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A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles. Steeplechasing is primarily conducted in Ireland (where it originated), Great Britain , Canada , United States , Australia , and France .
The steeplechase is an obstacle race in athletics which derives its name from the steeplechase in horse racing. The foremost version of the event is the 3000 metres steeplechase . The 2000 metres steeplechase is the next most common distance.
The race was first run in 1874 in Pardubice, a town long known in the horse racing world, as some trainers and jockeys from England came there to work. The current steeplechase course was established in 1856, however the course first took its present-day form in the years just after World War II.
Horse racing; National Hunt racing; Steeplechase; Thoroughbred racing This page was last edited on 20 November 2024, at 22:00 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Mar. 25—When thoroughbreds and their jockeys soar over jumps Saturday during the Aiken Spring Steeplechase, they'll be competing at a new venue with a 1-mile tri-oval racecourse. To build the ...
“He goes off and wins the dang meet out of the first heat by himself,” Boise High coach Aaron Olswanger said.
Ascot hosts 8 days of jumps racing between October and March, starting with the Fireworks Spectacular Family Raceday and finishing with the Spring Family Raceday. Included are both steeplechase and hurdle races, with around 50 jumps races in all being held at Ascot each season. Grass is cut to a regulation 5 inches exactly for jumps racing.
Pasco High grad and 1st time Olympic competitor makes her last run.