Kentucky Derby  hopeful Bodemeister is washed down by his grooms after galloping on the track during early morning workouts at  Churchill ...

TWILL DO (center) (The Baltimore Sun by Patrick Smith) From the National Steeplechase Association: Lucy Goelet’s Twill Do charged ...

It's Virginia Gold Cup Week...tickets, hats, sunscreen, sunglasses, picnic, tail gate, dry cleaners, designated driver, etc. Let's...

(Tim Whitby/Getty Images) OK, it’s crunch time.  The countdown reads NINE days until the Virginia Gold Cup.  Most of you either know wh...

AND THE EAGLE FLYS (L) From the National Steeplechase Association : Mrs. William D. Class Jr.’s And the Eagle Flys set all the pace in ...

( Capital Club Gold Cup Photo ) We first ran this post in 2007, and it remains true to this day so take note people! (Revised for ...

Rosbrian Farm’s Virginia-bred Mecklenburg with Mark Beecher up (right) clear the last fence alongside Guts For Garters and Brooks Durkee o...

Two participants in the Itzehoe Dachshund Race in Itzehoe, Germany.  The dogs compete for the “Golden Sausage of Itzehoe” during the tradi...

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Jockey Glen Boss riding Stratcombe wins race eight the Visvanathan Memorial Plate during 7-Eleven Pink Ribbon Day at Caulfield Racecourse ...

Runners pull up after finishing at Newmarket racecourse on April 18, 2012 in Newmarket, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images)

BUBBLE ECONOMY, INCOMPLETE, SOUTH MONARCH and BON CADDO (Douglas Lees Photo) From the National Steeplechase Association : Robert A...

...to you too! (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) Now, we love a good hat, but this one seems just a bit aves for our taste... Her...

(Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) Yesterday, the space shuttle Discovery was teathered to the back of a modified 747 jumbo jet and flown f...

In this handout image provided by Racetech, the official photofinish shows grey horse Neptune Collonges, ridden by Daryl Jacob, edging a n...

NEPTUNE COLLONGES (Andrew Yates/Getty Images) Neptune Collonges, an unfancied 33-1 shot, won a thrilling renewal of the John Smith...

We will have more crowd shots and fashion notes from Aintree as we get geared up for the U.S. spring steeplechase which, of course, comes to...

It’s Grand National day in Liverpool.    England’s most famous/infamous (depending on your point of view) steeplechase race is today at ...

Hey, it is, what it is... (Elsa/Getty Images) It’s April and you can set your calendar by what seems like the Caps annual playoff swoo...

Unowaitimeen and Samantha Drake (C) jump over the water jump during teh Fox Hunters Steeplechase duirng the first day of the Grand Nationa...