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rider in many area stables, including the Dot Smithwick training stable in Middleburg where Gomena also works.
But making use of the kick-off race in an innovative new series designed to attract beginner race riders such as Gelarden to the ranks of steeplechasing, Gelarden may soon no longer call Gomena her idol but, rather, her competitor.
Gelarden was one of eight to contest the inaugural Field Masters Chase, the first race held under the sanctioning of the new North American Point-to-Point Association. Unique in design and execution, the race requires contestants to follow a “field master” over a shortened timber course (in this case two miles), staying behind the master but otherwise unlimited as to their placement
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