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Jonathan Sheppards hall-of-fame horse training career included records in steeplechase and flat races that could very well stand the test of time.

I was as surprised as any one person could be, I even cried when I walked out onto the track which is not something I do very often.

Jonathan Sheppard, an acclaimed Racing Hall of Fame trainer and a former part-time Camden resident whose accomplishments extended from steeplechase race meets to the highest levels of Thoroughbred racing, died

Jonathan Sheppard, an acclaimed Racing Hall of Fame trainer, died Sunday, Aug. 27, at his home in Hollywood, Fla.

The victory was the fourth of the summer for the Naylor stable, including two other stakes, the Grade 1 AP Smithwick and Jonathan Kiser novice stakes, both at Saratoga.

Malcolm Denmark’s Scaramanga and Paul Townend led over the last in the $200,000 Calvin Houghland Iroquois (Grade 1). ©Tod Marks

Bruton Street-US’ Snap Decision and Graham Watters were victorious in the 2023 Temple Gwathmey. ©Tod Marks

At the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup Races in Unionville, veteran timber star Mystic Strike made magic one more time

If there's one word that captures Saturday's International Gold Cup at Great Meadow Race Course in Virginia it's electrifying.

A venerable champion and a burgeoning star over wooden fences took Saturday’s feature races in Middleburg, Va., and Geneseo, N.Y., while jockey Jamie Bargary and trainer Mark Beecher made three trips to the winner’s circle.