Steeplechasing provides a long, colorful history of the sport and gives behind-the-scenes portraits of the horses, people, and places of the chase. From the 180

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As much social history as sports history, this is an account of how America's first national resort, Saratoga Springs, gave birth to and nurtured its first nati

Each spring, thousands of spectators clamber onto hillsides with picnics and binoculars to watch steeplechase racing, a fast-paced equine sport born out of the