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tx *-nir.T\xx__ __ greatest single day events in steeplechase history.
Thanks to an incredible feat of negotiation and diplomacy by steeplechase officials in Maryland and New York, the beautiful race course in northern Maryland will be home for a $250,000 steeplechase race on the multi-million dollar Breeders’ Cup race program.
Not just another hunt meet in the country. Not just the world’s richest steeplechase event. Not just $600,000 worth of improvements to the finest country racing facility in this area, but the biggest shot in the arm to the sport in its long history.
“You wouldn’t believe all the obstacles we’ve had to overcome,” explained Stephen P. Groat, racing director at Fair Hill, as he leaned back in his chair and smiled with the satisfaction of one who has faced all obstacles, cleared them with style and come home down the stretch a clear winner. . “I’ve been working on this since last November,” he added “and there have been many times when I couldn’t see how we could get it all accomplished.”
As an example, he mentioned the time when bulldozers clearing the crumbling old concrete Aintree Stands near the finish line tried to relocate a five foot square chunk of old concrete and a 20 foot high geyser of water shot into the air.
“They thought they’d hit a water main,” Mr. Groat said. “I knew we didn’t have a water main here as
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