Maryland Hunt Cup - April 28, 2012 [10:00]
The 116th running of the Maryland Hunt Cup.
Tags: Maryland (US State), horse, race, steeeplchase
Maryland Hunt Cup - 1977 [08:32]
Maryland Hunt Cup - April 30, 1977, 4 Miles 1st - Ben Nevis II, Jockey - Fenwick C Jr 2nd - Perfect Cast, Jockey - McKnight HT Jr 3rd - Moon Meeting, Jockey - Pearce R 4th - Handsome Daddy, Jockey - Fenwick HB 8:48 4/5
Tags: Maryland Hunt Cup, 1977, Horse Racing, Steeplechase
Maryland Hunt Cup - 2010 [09:59]
The 114th running of the Maryland Hunt Cup held on April 24, 2010.
Tags: race, horse, maryland, hunt, cup, steeplechase, timber, Jim, Curtis, 2010
2010 Maryland Hunt Cup [09:36]
The pinnacle of steeplechase racing in the US: the Maryland Hunt Cup. There are 22 solid fences, and some appear to be more that 5 feet high, on this bruising 4 mile race for a $75000 purse. Grand National winner "Across The Sky" came across the pond to compete, and lead almost the whole way until a refusal with just a few fences to go, allowing "Twill Do" to win. It appears to me that no horse or rider was seriously hurt, but some of the jockeys took a little long to get up. That's gotta hurt. I wonder if they could do better with those new inflatable air vests. I've been riding a former timber racer for several years now, and I was very curious to see the world he came from. He most certainly did not compete at this level. Shot with a Lumix GH1 at 720/60P, 45-200 mm lens, except at fence 6 which was done with a Sanyo FH1 at 1080/60P. Thanks to JB for camera work.
Tags: horse, steeplechase, timber, race, maryland, hunt, cup, 2010, cross, country, jumping, Lumix, GH1, Sanyo, FH1
2010 Maryland Hunt Cup Steeplechase [09:05]
The pinnacle of steeplechase racing in the US: the Maryland Hunt Cup. There are 22 solid fences, and some appear to be more that 5 feet high, on this bruising 4 mile race for a $75000 purse. Grand National winner "Across The Sky" came across the pond to compete, and lead almost the whole way until a refusal with just a few fences to go, allowing "Twill Do" to win. It appears to me that no horse or rider was seriously hurt, but some of the jockeys took a little long to get up. That's gotta hurt. I wonder if they could do better with those new inflatable air vests. I've been riding a former timber racer for several years now, and I was very curious to see the world he came from. He most certainly did not compete at this level.
Tags: horse, steeplechase, timber, race, maryland, hunt, cup, 2010, cross, country, jumping, across the sky, twill do