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past each Saturday, where did they go to learn their trade? In England, apprentice jockeys can attend the special racing academy in Newmarket, but no such school exists on the U.S. circuit.
Make no mistake about it: Cantering over a hunter course, hand-galloping down to a coop in the hunt field, even rocketing along at 520 meters per minute over a tricky preliminary level event combination are decidedly unlike steeplechasing.
The average steeplechase runs about two minutes per mile, faster as race levels increase. About 800 meters per minute, this is nearly twice as fast as a prelim event horse.
Without a “school” to learn the game, an aspiring rider on Virginia’s circuit must bridge the gap from hunting to steeplechasing solo, hitching his wagon to a successful — and willing — steeplechase professional already in the game.
See POSITION, Page 7
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