Tag: Steeplechasing

Imperial Commander wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup

.Reading time 1 minute.

I love watching the English steeplechase races. Cheltenham doesn’t have the same amount of carnage as Ainstree (thank goodness) but there’s plenty of drama in this race. What amazes me is the length of the course, the number of jumping efforts and the rolling terrain. That race is grueling. Not the least of it is […]

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The Grand National: The Demolition Derby of Horse Racing

.Reading time 7 minutes.

Just this week I watched a video of the Aintree Grand National Steeplechase, run in Liverpool, England. This amazing race has been run since 1839 and it is both incredibly awe inspiring and terrible to watch. The carnage of this race is unbelievable with horse and jockeys falling at every fence. And yet there are […]

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