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over a turf course consisting of a number of jumps around a grass track. There are usually one or two flat races (no jumps) on the racing card (a “card” is the races that are scheduled to be run that dav.) There are two types of jumps: brush jumps, which are either natural cedar, or manmade “brush,” made from plastic. Timber jumps are solid post and rails.
A race is either a brush race or a timber race — races are never run with both types of jumps during the race, even though the jumps may be side by side on the infield. Both jumps average four feet in height.
The winner of a steeplechase race is the first horse and rider to complete the course and cross the finish line. One of the exciting elements in steeplechase racing is the fact that there are usually between eight to 15 horses in a race and, if it’s a well-matched field of horses, they all go over the jumps at once. Jumps may be touched, even knocked down, without horse and rider being disqualified.
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