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“Well, there wasni. So we had to create it ourselves.”

The Clancy brothers, sons of ‘chase trainer Joe Clancy Sr., knew the American sport inside and out. And Joe Jr., a University of Delaware journalism school grad, knew the world of journalism: he served as sports writer for the Cecil Whig for nearly a decade before launching the Steeplechase Times.

Joe Jr. said the business side of the equation — advertisers, circulation, printing,' distribution — they sort of “figured out on the fly.”

Now in its 13th year, the Steeplechase Times has added a three-day eventing department to its repertoire, with Joanie Morris at the helm. Steeplechasing news is interspersed with opinion, bits and pieces, short news, international items and award-winning photographs.

The Times was awarded the General Excellence prize for newspapers and tabloids from American Horse Public

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