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steeplechasing aspires to give the reader a leg up onto Raymond Woolfe Jr.’s ’chasing description.

Virginia’s point-to-point racing schedule is in a field of its own, literally. Of 61 jump race meets nationwide in “99, 27 are in Virginia. Twelve of the spring races are hunt club-sponsored point-to-points, sanctioned by the Virginia Steeplechase Association, the other five are National Steeplechase Association sanctioned.

As to the differences between point-to-points and sanctioned races, the former rarely offer monetary purses, but otherwise fans will see identical sport at either

This supplement is designed to take the steeplechasing fan — maiden, novice or stakes caliber — from start to finish of the spring season. Feature articles tell a little bit about the history of the centuries-old sport, reveal some of

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