| Once the track is finished, Kempton will no longer offer flat racing on the turf, which will be reserved for steeplechase events. |
| As one commentator said, the organizers have had to negotiate more hurdles than the competitors in the 3,000-meter steeplechase. |
| Fauquier County hosts the upscale Virginia Gold Cup, a steeplechase race and Washington-area social event. |
| Smith ranked as champion jumps trainer in 1968 after saddling Red Alligator to win that year's Grand National steeplechase. |
| A former steeplechase rider, Francis has based most of his work in the world of horse racing. |
| And the winning Irish trainer Jimmy Mangan admitted the horse could line up again for the world-famous steeplechase again next year. |
