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flat races. Far Hills’ card comprises the featured stake, a 3year-old hurdle, distaff hurdle, Sport of Kings invitational maiden hurdle, a novice hurdle and a two-mile handicap hurdle. The New Jersey Hunt Cup timber stake was scrapped in favor of the Gold Cup since the timber stakes division is the sport’s smallest group of horses.
The Far Hills race card is expected to lure the nation's top hurdlers, though two-time defending race winner and dual champion Good Night Shirt - owned by Charlottesville horseman Sonny Via — was recently shelved with an injury.
Two of the sport's premier race callers known throughout North America and Europe will be on hand to call the races for Universal.
Mark Johnson, who used to call races at Cheltenham and Aintree in England, nowhandles those duties at Churchill Downs in Kentucky. He is available to call at Far Hills since the Churchill fall meet begins after the championship day.
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