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The Great Northern Steeplechase is New Zealand's richest steeplechase jumping race. The race exceeds six kilometres, making it New Zealand's longest horse race, and usually takes over eight minutes to complete. It is one of the great tests of stamina and fitness in thoroughbred racing, for both horse and rider. It is run in winter when the ...
The Grand National Steeplechase has been held on 148 occasions to date. The Grand National was first run in 1875 in Willowbridge, near Waimate in South Canterbury, over 4 miles. Since 1891 the horses have competed over a three and a half mile journey (now 5600m), making it one of New Zealand's longest horse races and it is run in winter when ...
It was not used for flat racing. The major steeplechase at Ellerslie, the Great Northern Steeplechase, required the horses to climb this hill 3 times in the 6400m event. The Great Northern Steeplechase and Great Northern Hurdles are no longer held at Ellerslie after the Auckland Racing Club sold land for housing development. [7]
Debbie Henderson, the first woman to win the Grand National Steeplechase (1994) as well as the Great Western Steeplechase and Great Western Hurdle in the same year. [67] Leah Hemi, winner of the New Zealand Cup (2019). Michelle Hopkins, [68] [69] winner of the Great Northern Steeplechase (2001 & 2004).
Steeplechase Times newspaper covers the sport. [6] Thomas Hitchcock (1860–1941) is known as the father of American steeplechasing. In the late 1800s, he built a steeplechase training center on his 3,000-acre (12 km 2) property in Aiken, South Carolina and trained horses imported from England.
The presence of Ryun, the fastest miler in history at the time, Mills, the reigning Olympic champion at 10,000 meters, and Young, the U.S. record-holder in the steeplechase, raised Flagstaff’s ...
Morocco's Soufiane El Bakkali broke Kenya's stranglehold on the men's 3000m steeplechase. Track and field's longest gold medal streak broken in stunning upset, U.S. now stands alone with record ...
The race has been run in early September since 2005, after previously being held in early June. The Great Northern Hurdles is now raced on the same day as the Great Northern Steeplechase. For most of its life the race was run over 4190m at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland. However, the race was moved to Te Aroha in: