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Intro
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and who-knows-what obstacles. The sport today is glitzy and glamorous, regulated and regimented, a pseudo-business offering big prize money that nonetheless retains its sporting quality.
Virginia will host seven days of steeplechasing this fall, beginning with the Sept. 23 Fairfax Races and closing with the Nov. 4 Montpelier Races. More than $375,000 in purse money will be distributed at six Old Dominion hunt meets. The National Steeplechase Association itself sanctions 18 race meets during the fall season, with over $1.4 million in prizes offered.
As steeplechasing enters a second century — the NSA was formed in 1895 — it has retained the flavor and integrity that the flat tracks seem to have lost somewhat in the race for big business. Steeplechases are still most often sponsored or organized by hunt clubs or racing supporters, and most jump meets are run to benefit charities local
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