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Steeplechase jockey: “Jump” jockeys are bigger (roughly 140 pounds compared to 110 pounds) than their flat counterparts, but do the same job. Two name flat jockeys, Jacinto Vasquez and Jean Cruguet, have tried steeplechasing with single rides at Saratoga.
• National Steeplechase Association: Governing body for steeplechasing in U.S. Based in Fair Hill, Md., it sanctions, takes entries, approves officials and inspects courses. Licenses all participants and keeps official statistics. • Maiden: A horse that has never won a race. In steeplechasing, a horse that has won on the flat is still a steeplechase maiden, meaning even a horse as talented as Afleet Alex would “start over” as a maiden in steeplechasing.
• Novice: A horse in the early stages of its steeplechase career. Novice races, restricted by the date a horse breaxs his maiden over jumps (usually Jan. 1), give horses experience over hurdles before competing with moreseasoned jumpers.
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