{"id":6823,"date":"2023-04-28T20:28:15","date_gmt":"2023-04-29T01:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/?p=6823"},"modified":"2023-04-28T20:28:15","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T01:28:15","slug":"hunt-cup-queens-cup-and-foxfield-mark-busy-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/hunt-cup-queens-cup-and-foxfield-mark-busy-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Hunt Cup, Queen\u2019s Cup, and Foxfield mark busy Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<table class=\"yiv3251396260text yiv3251396260text--padding-vertical\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"yiv3251396260text_content-cell yiv3251396260content-padding-horizontal\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">By Tod Marks, Published on April 28, 2023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div class=\"yiv3251396260spacer\"><\/div>\n<table class=\"yiv3251396260text yiv3251396260text--padding-vertical\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"yiv3251396260text_content-cell yiv3251396260content-padding-horizontal\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">\n<table class=\"yiv3251396260text yiv3251396260text--padding-vertical\" style=\"font-family: inherit;font-size: inherit\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"yiv3251396260text_content-cell yiv3251396260content-padding-horizontal\" align=\"left\" valign=\"top\">This weekend promises to be a bonanza for jump racing fans as three National Steeplechase Association meets will run concurrently for the one and only time this spring. In Glyndon, eight horses are expected to face the starter in the 126th Maryland Hunt Cup, America\u2019s oldest, longest, and most challenging timber race. Meanwhile hurdlers will take center stage at the Foxfield in Charlottesville, Va., and Queen\u2019s Cup in Mineral Springs, N.C., with a combined nine races including two stakes.<\/p>\n<p>At four miles over 22 post-and-rail fences \u2013 some nearly five-feet tall \u2013 the Maryland Hunt Cup \u2013 the third and final leg of the Maryland Timber Triple series over a three-week span \u2013 is a unique test of jumping skill and stamina. This year\u2019s race carries a $100,000 purse and, as always, is restricted to amateur riders. Neither winner of the first two legs of the series will run in the Hunt Cup. Two of the most notable race winners have gone on to win the English Grand National at Aintree, the world\u2019s most famous steeplechase. Ben Nevis II and Jay Trump, both Hall of Famers, accomplished the rare double.<\/p>\n<p>Towering over the field is Armata Stable\u2019s Vintage Vinnie, who is seeking his third straight Hunt Cup score. The Irish-bred 14-year-old, trained by Joe Davies, will be ridden by Dan Nevin, the jockey who piloted him in his first of two record-setting victories, which was also Nevin\u2019s very first NSA mount. Vintage Vinnie enters this year\u2019s race off of a rare loss, finishing second to 2021 timber champion Tomgarrow in the first (shorter) leg of the series, the My Lady\u2019s Manor stakes in Monkton, two weeks ago. Before that, Vintage Vinnie had captured four straight.<\/p>\n<p>Taking on the champ are seven foes, five of whom have attempted to win the great race before. Kinross Corporation\u2019s Blackhall, also trained by Davies, finished fifth last year, and prepped for the Hunt Cup with a sharp second to stablemate Great Road in an allowance race at the Grand National Races in Butler, Md., last Saturday. Sportsmans Hall\u2019s Hill Tie, trained by Billy Meister, has started just four times over the past three years, and was last in his first race in two years, the same contest won by Great Road. He was fifth to the late legend Senior Senator in the 2019 Maryland Hunt Cup.<\/p>\n<p>A maiden and allowance winner, Irv Naylor\u2019s Withoutmoreado, trained by Kathy Neilson, finished a non-threatening fourth to up-and-comer Monbeg Stream in the recent Grand National stakes and makes his first start in the Hunt Cup. Upland Partners\u2019 Shootist was third in the Grand National and a distant second to timber champion Andi\u2019amu in the Genesee Valley Hunt Cup to close out 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Lucy Goelet\u2019s Rocket Star Red, trained by Mark Beecher, finished a distant second and third to Vintage Vinnie in past Hunt Cups. At age nine, Charlie Fenwick\u2019s Royal Ruse, trained by Sanna Neilson, hasn\u2019t visited the winner\u2019s circle in two years, but was picking off rivals one by one late in the 2021 Hunt Cup before flattening out. Armata Stable\u2019s Goodoldtimes has competed in six straight stakes, taking the 2021 Pennsylvania Hunt Cup and finishing third in four of his other five outings, including last year\u2019s Maryland Hunt Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Post time is 4 p.m. For full entries, click <a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001mLd2Rj1dD_DgaXVOAoeD_Xg5YoV77i9ac5_Cn1VcbSNN8Mxte58CojArVxCCSAEUriLOZOriA8ncKzjrtk6eJi865u0dHtTWsoRQjhzDc_iPOjObXk_CNk9GDgIpe8aosGKbyNbzLS0HaPJCRBpZN92nXRPWetgQLmbbCdfzk53i0Qai0PFzTin_icsmKinz-8SC0K8WvdP2QUYb2zv2eoaojE6wCnQQRhGOAZmQRak=&amp;c=I-Ryk6vbbrn1jMA30GA28OsgOij2FbW8FqIh8KXM3zuIMY4YfcPtCQ==&amp;ch=SHOPvRLwlbD7uBF3b75Bo7NRUBOVeSzUr0lcZPITXnzmrOTpe0_Trw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At Foxfield<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Home to presidents Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe, as well as the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va., nestled in the Eastern foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, will host the new-and-improved Foxfield meet.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past several years, the facility has undergone major improvements to the course and grounds, created new partnerships with charitable organizations, de-emphasized the consumption of alcoholic beverages, and made a commitment to becoming a good neighbor to the community.<\/p>\n<p>The Foxfield card consists of six races worth a record $180,000, anchored by the $60,000 Daniel Van Clief Memorial Sport of Kings stakes at 2 1\/8 miles, the distance of all hurdle races over the course. The rest of the card features four hurdles races \u2013 a $15,000 maiden claimer; two $25,000 handicaps for horses rated at 110 or less; and a $30,000 maiden special weights event. There\u2019s also a $20,000 maiden race over timber at 3 miles.<\/p>\n<p>A field of six is set to contest the Van Clief. Trainer Cyril Murphy, who won the 2022 edition with Irv Naylor\u2019s Chief Justice, returns with Naylor\u2019s Scorpion\u2019s Revenge, a precocious seven-year-old who has captured three of his six career starts. Scorpion\u2019s Revenge quickly advanced to novice stakes competition last year, winning the Jonathan Kiser at Saratoga and finishing third in the Michael G. Walsh after being rank early.<\/p>\n<p>Leipers Fork Steeplechasers\u2019 Fast Vision, trained by leading conditioner Leslie Young, was victorious in last Saturday\u2019s Alfred Hunt Steeplethon at Middleburg, Va., and was third to the impressive Welshman in November\u2019s Aflac Supreme novice stakes at Callaway Gardens.<\/p>\n<p>Long on experience, Riverdee Stable\u2019s City Dreamer is a three-time NSA novice stakes winner and stakes placed in open competition. In 35 career starts, the Jack Fisher-trainee has earned more than a quarter-million dollars.<\/p>\n<p>In a career that has seen him go back and forth on the flat and over jumps, Upland Flats Racing and John Lewis\u2019 West Newton, trained by Ricky Hendriks, began 2023 in dramatic fashion, taking a 120 handicap at Aiken after relinquishing the lead while striking a wing traveling over the final fence, then reasserting himself to win going away.<\/p>\n<p>William Russell\u2019s Animal Kingston, trained by Neil Morris, hasn\u2019t been off the board in seven NSA starts, including wins in a 110 and 115 handicap, and a close third to City Dreamer and Historic Heart in the 2021 Aflac Supreme novice stakes.<\/p>\n<p>Tom Rice and Ashwell Stable\u2019s Booby Trap began his jump racing career in 2021 with two straight scores, in maiden and allowance competition, then followed those up with a second in the William Entenmann and a third in the Foxbrook Champion, both novice stakes. He got back on track in his final start of 2022, romping in a 120 handicap at Callaway Gardens for trainer Leslie Young.<\/p>\n<p>Post time at Foxfield is 12:30 p.m. For full entries click <a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001mLd2Rj1dD_DgaXVOAoeD_Xg5YoV77i9ac5_Cn1VcbSNN8Mxte58CojArVxCCSAEUo4w8fGOEhMKMtXCiRPCjMyIo7CXdGw5NAECfu0Lsyd8qVhQwbhtOfmF56hdu8WDsE2ubV6IgGAxHuV9ekpdsuTIGF10eiPjigPZfP4O2Z7Y9d09yamDwJxMot9vTwdynOLzdoO5hW5i0omczZefZCPgPaOFcTizWCQTqy4El2-zZZ7fELk-ekg==&amp;c=I-Ryk6vbbrn1jMA30GA28OsgOij2FbW8FqIh8KXM3zuIMY4YfcPtCQ==&amp;ch=SHOPvRLwlbD7uBF3b75Bo7NRUBOVeSzUr0lcZPITXnzmrOTpe0_Trw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>At the Queen\u2019s Cup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Five races, four over hurdles, worth $125,000 are on the line at the Queen\u2019s Cup outside of Charlotte, N.C. There\u2019s a $25,000 handicap at 2 1\/2 miles for horses rated 115 or entered for a $25,000 tag; $30,000 maiden special weights contest at 2 1\/8 miles; $25,000 maiden claimer at 2 miles; and training flat race at 1 1\/4 miles.<\/p>\n<p>The eponymous Queen\u2019s Cup Sport of Kings novice stakes at 2 \u215b miles is the headliner and carries a $50,000 prize. All eyes will be on Sharon Sheppard and Gill Johnston\u2019s exciting newcomer Caramelised. The son of the multiple graded stakes winner Dansili made a big impression in his NSA debut in the $50,000 Carolina Cup earlier this month. Trailing Sonny Via\u2019s highly regarded Welshman by 10 lengths with three furlongs to go, it appeared as if the five-year-old British-bred would have to settle for second or third.\u00a0Welshman had a clear lead heading over the final fence, but Caramelised made up ground with huge strides through the long Springdale Race Course stretch to win by a length.<\/p>\n<p>A strong field will oppose Caramelised. Bruton Street-US\u2019 2022 novice champion Proven Innocent makes his seasonal bow following a three-win campaign capped by a monumental takedown of 2021 Eclipse Award winner The Mean Queen in the William Entenmann novice stakes at Aqueduct.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, Upland Flats Racing\u2019s Freddy Flintshire, trained by Keri Brion, makes his initial start of the year coming off of a win in the Michael G. Walsh novice stakes at Saratoga last summer. Richard C. Colton\u2019s High Mounte was a runaway winner in a 110 handicap at Aiken in March for trainer Arch Kingsley, while Riverdee Stable\u2019s Cool Jet, trained by Jack Fisher, won the richest maiden race on the NSA circuit at Far Hills in October. Del Rio Racing\u2019s Step to the Bar, an allowance winner for trainer Kate Dalton, prepped for the Queen\u2019s Cup with a third in the Carolina Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Post time is 1:30 p.m. For full entries, click <a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001mLd2Rj1dD_DgaXVOAoeD_Xg5YoV77i9ac5_Cn1VcbSNN8Mxte58CojArVxCCSAEUGiDkbMcrjTmPNzvlSvU7IO3ZQPVPiISDXFGWj9DQG0Gf23kcBouWgLfKSh43jk42Scwc9B7VXA0cj-lQ0CsPCL3xVPCXBn7vfRCfEJAEKpOuNlegGg2UAMLhp0iRrkC8EREH9OTDErl4SnhVsRMtM1LagJgH-iA_jcgqhfAmf2h09wxMCGNZpQ==&amp;c=I-Ryk6vbbrn1jMA30GA28OsgOij2FbW8FqIh8KXM3zuIMY4YfcPtCQ==&amp;ch=SHOPvRLwlbD7uBF3b75Bo7NRUBOVeSzUr0lcZPITXnzmrOTpe0_Trw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you can\u2019t make it to the races, you can watch the live stream, sponsored by Brown Advisory, via the NSA web site at <a href=\"https:\/\/r20.rs6.net\/tn.jsp?f=001mLd2Rj1dD_DgaXVOAoeD_Xg5YoV77i9ac5_Cn1VcbSNN8Mxte58CopQt4plJ4jj9x6txYERjOdR694DrPYKmytqfO6hsVQmcCjFvlhHYbvwWFSkqAJfDPMM0UbDkw-Go0Y4qxMMIT1b31_rbYzk5u4cRXxGRrcRG&amp;c=I-Ryk6vbbrn1jMA30GA28OsgOij2FbW8FqIh8KXM3zuIMY4YfcPtCQ==&amp;ch=SHOPvRLwlbD7uBF3b75Bo7NRUBOVeSzUr0lcZPITXnzmrOTpe0_Trw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">www.nationalsteeplechase.com<\/a>.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Tod Marks, Published on April 28, 2023 This weekend promises to be a bonanza for jump racing fans as three National Steeplechase Association meets will run concurrently for the one and only time this spring. In Glyndon, eight horses are expected to face the starter in the 126th Maryland Hunt Cup, America&rsquo;s oldest, longest, and most challenging timber race. Meanwhile hurdlers will take center stage at the Foxfield in Charlottesville, Va., and Queen&rsquo;s Cup in Mineral Springs, N.C., with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6824,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[97,52,2044],"tags":[2138,2136,2137,2139,1856,2135],"class_list":["post-6823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-events-magazine","category-events-magazine","category-magazine","tag-126th-maryland-hunt-cup","tag-foxfield","tag-jump-racing","tag-maryland-timber-triple","tag-national-steeplechase-association","tag-the-queens-cup"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hunt Cup, Queen\u2019s Cup, and Foxfield mark busy Saturday - Horse Happenings<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/equestrianinfluence.com\/horsehappenings\/hunt-cup-queens-cup-and-foxfield-mark-busy-saturday\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hunt Cup, Queen\u2019s Cup, and Foxfield mark busy Saturday - Horse Happenings\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"By Tod Marks, Published on April 28, 2023 This weekend promises to be a bonanza for jump racing fans as three National Steeplechase Association meets will run concurrently for the one and only time this spring. 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