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By LOUISA WOODVILLE
Arundel Newspapers Staff Writer
Horses running at top speeds have always mesmerized people, be it wild horses galloping across an open plain or ’chasers hurdling over brush or National fences.
The sport of steeplechasing is, in fact, enjoying a resurgence in popularity, like Rip van Winkle blinking his eyes out of a sleepy recession.
“The popularity of the sport is spreading,” said Charles Colgan, steward’s secretary to the National Steeplechase and Hunt Association (NHSA). “People are learning more about it and developing an interest.”
This season offers three new hunt meets to make a grand total of 22: Sugarberry in Avon, N.Y., Pimlico in Baltimore, and St. James in Warrenville, 111.
Closer to home, the Morven Park Races in Leesburg could well offer pari-mutuel wagering at its 12th annual meet Oct. 12. (See story on Morven Park, Page U
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