Appointments The Hoofbeats of the Carolina Foothills
Volume 5 Issue 8
F R E E May 2011
Jockey Brian Crowley races to the finish on Northern Bay after passing Lead Us Not and Fantastic Foe. (photo by Erik Olsen)
Northern Bay reigns at Steeplechase by Kelly Murphy
The weather was picture perfect, the track condition was good, and, as sometimes happens in horse racing, the results of the featured Block house Steeplechase hinged on an unexpected turn of
events. In spite of an awkward first jump, Lead Us Not, running for owner William Pape, whose horses have won the last two renewals of this race, set off in the lead and remained there for the first
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'Where are we going,' by Gerald Pack
two circuits of the course. However, apparently thinking that he had completed the final lap, jockey Brian Crowley steered his highly regarded mount around the next jump, and was off course with one lap to go. Northern
'A croak to spring' by Catherine Macaulay
Bay then passed Fantastic Foe, who had inherited the lead, and was able to hold off his remaining three rivals in spite of a late rally by Canardly. The winner was trained by
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