The Steeplechase 101 Clinic that was to be held at Pleasant Prospect Farm this coming Sunday has been postponed due to the forecast. Rain combined with frozen ground is a little less than desirable going, so we will look into…
Hot off the Press! Be on the lookout for the 2015 Maryland Steeplechase Association Governor’s Cup Series Condition Book to be in your mailbox soon! In the mean time, check it out online here: 2015 MSA Condition Book Some New Things…
Peter Hitchen, MFH 1938 – 2015 Maryland will miss Potomac Hunt Club joint Master Peter Hitchen, who died January 12 from complications related to injuries sustained in a fall foxhunting on December 11. He was 76. Peter was born in…
Maryland Steeplechasing lost a racing legend this past winter. Read Joe Clancy’s remembrance of James “Speedy” Kiniel below. Speedy was a long time assistant to champion steeplechase trainer D.M. “Mikey” Smithwick and taught many current trainers, including Billy Meister and…
