Complimentary The Steeplechase A Publication of ST Publishing, Inc. Times Vol. 16, No. 1 • Tuesday, March 17, 2009 making STRIDES Steeplechasers gear up for 2009 season INSIDE Good Night Shirt aims for 3rd title Individual horse lists by division Queen’s Cup returns to schedule SteepleChaseAd:Layout 1 02/21/2009 10:32 AM Page 1 Saturday, April 18, 2009 Glenwood Park Course Middleburg, Virginia Post Time First Race 1:00 p.m. Seven Races with Total Purses of $ 150,000 Featured races: • $60,000 Temple Gwathmey • $25,000 Paul R. Fout Maiden Hurdle • $15,000 Alfred M. Hunt Steeplechase • Amateur Flat Race For reserved parking and ticket information call: (540) 687-6545; fax: (540) 687-3643 or visit our web site at: Photo by Tod Marks 2 • Steeplechase Times www.st-publishing.com •
[email protected] Tuesday, March 17, 2009 News & Notes from around the circuit Youngs get Younger Jump jockey Paddy Young and his wife, Leslie, welcomed a daugh- ter into their family with the birth of Saoirse Reese Young Jan. 14. She weighed in at 9 pounds, 7 ounces and was 22 inches long. And, for the Irish-challenged, Saoirse means Freedom in Gaelic and is pronounced “Seer Sha.” Worth Repeating Leslie Young: “I know it’s difficult – blame it on Paddy, he picked it. I picked Reese.” Reporter: “Is Preemptive Strike ageless?” Trainer Sanna Hendriks: “I hope so.” “What a nudge Good Night Shirt is – geez. Like a young boy who keeps pulling the little girls’ pigtails.” Photographer Lydia Williams, who spent a morning with Good Night Shirt in his field “Well, I haven’t made any money.” Owner Bob Kinsley, on how the world of steeplechase ownership was treating him “It’s been cold for us – well, cold for anyone.” Aiken Steeplechase employee Mia Brasco, on the South Carolina weather “Reminds you of home, doesn’t it?” Mid-Atlantic Thoroughbred magazine’s Barrie Reightler, on life spent “scrambling around” in the world of publishing “It is fun to get ready and think about competing.