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same race in 2007 and 08. He was voted Hurdle Horse of the Year for the Virginia Steeplechase Association last year. In 11 Virginia starts, Humdinger has been ridden by nine jockeys.
By contrast, maiden timber winner Mecklenburg has made nine Virginia starts, all but one for owner Anne Haynes' son Will. Making his first try over solid fences, the Virginia-bred 5-year-old “hadn t even schooled over timber, really," Haynes said. “Wed popped some logs, but never really headed him over timber. He jumped well,” regardless of the limited preparations. Haynes allowed that the Haynes homebred, a sanctioned winner over hurdles, might be a natural to aim for the Oct. 17 Steeplethon at Great Meadow, an unusual race that includes timber and hurdles as well as a variety of
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