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Advance congratulations to Xavier Aizpuru who leads the American Steeplechase jockeys championship by 5 wins(he has 20) from Paddy Young (ex Henrietta Knight) who is one in front of Carl Rafter and Chris McCarron’s nephew Matt with only 1 days racing remaining when the Colonial Cup is contested.
It’s great to see that these 3 riders plus James Slater who has 9 wins for the year have done so well in the US
Advance congratulations to Xavier Aizpuru who leads the American Steeplechase jockeys championship by 5 wins(he has 20) from Paddy Young (ex Henrietta Knight) who is one in front of Carl Rafter and Chris McCarron’s nephew Matt with only 1 days racing remaining when the Colonial Cup is contested.
It’s great to see that these 3 riders plus James Slater who has 9 wins for the year have done so well in the US
Nice to hear he’s doing well for himself. Wondered what had happened to him.
Xavier Aizpuru – a high-scoring Scrabble word made flesh.
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
I’d rather see some of the big races from Auteuil and other French jump tracks myself.
why don’t we get horses coming over to run in the National like we used to? the last one I can remember was Uncle Merlin, and Von Csadeck[?]came over and was trained by Henrietta Knight but I don’t think he ever ran here….
The Racing Post site lists four UK runs for Von Casdek, and yes, he was indeed trained by Henrietta Knight for these (before returning to the care of Douglas G Worrall).
He won his first two, a 3m2f Uttoxeter handicap chase (good) in October 1990 and a 3m5f Worcester handicap chase a month later (good), improving his OR from 128 to 147 in so doing, before finishing midfield in the Hennessy and second in a four-runner renewal of the Mandarin Chase (good to firm, good respectively) before the year was out.
He certainly shaped like a probable stayer of extreme distances, but at this remove I can’t remember why he didn’t run again in the UK after the Mandarin appearance – training setback?
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Remember Xavier used to help out at the Duke’s back in the old Condicote days and have some old photos of him leading round in the parades as a wee lad
Davidbrady, according to the Internation Federation of Horseracing Authorities site, there was a total of only 177 jump races run in America last year.
This compares with 51000+ flat races and 53000+ harness races.
Davidbrady, according to the Internation Federation of Horseracing Authorities site, there was a total of only 177 jump races run in America last year.
This compares with 51000+ flat races and 53000+ harness races.
Strewth!
Imagine a jockey’s agent, "You’re in for a busy time this month mate as I’ve got you a full book of rides. You’re riding on the 4th, the 21st and the 30th"
Mike
177 is not many, but there’s worse – I don’t think the total number of jumps races even reaches three figures in Germany. A shame; I’d love to move to Berlin or Hamburg at some point in life, but losing such ready, abundant access to the winter code is most offputting.
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Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
Yes, only 60 jump races run in Germany last year, so not too much action there.
Here is a one-page summary of total jump races run, by country, from the same site. These figures are for 2005.
Last time I saw Xavier Aizpuru in this country, he was buzzing around the midfield for Bourton Rovers in the Gloucestershire Northern Senior League.
Are there still jump races held at Belmont Park?
I remember seeing the fences while watching the BC meeting in the past but have never seen them in use.
Have seen a few races on satellite TV from Pau in France. I remember seeing Pak Jack running there before his transfer to UK and placings in National and Aintree Foxhunters.
Yes, only 60 jump races run in Germany last year, so not too much action there.
And these were they!
07/01/07 NEUSS 3200m hurdle
21/01/07 NEUSS 3600m hurdle
28/01/07 NEUSS 3200m hurdle11/02/07 NEUSS 3200m hurdle
25/02/07 NEUSS 3200m hurdle04/03/07 NEUSS 3200m hurdle
24/03/07 KREFELD 3500m chase01/04/07 MANNHEIM 3200m chase
06/04/07 BREMEN 3400m chase
09/04/07 HANNOVER 3400m hurdle
15/04/07 KREFELD 3500m chase
22/04/07 ZWEIBRUECKEN 3500m chase
29/04/07 MANNHEIM 3300m hurdle
29/04/07 MANNHEIM 4200m chase (Listed)04/05/07 BREMEN 3400m chase
05/05/07 KREFELD 3500m chase
12/05/07 BADEN-BADEN 3300m hurdle
13/05/07 BADEN-BADEN 3600m chase
15/05/07 BADEN-BADEN 3300m hurdle (Listed)
17/05/07 BADEN-BADEN 4150m hurdle (Listed)
19/05/07 BADEN-BADEN 3600m chase
20/05/07 BADEN-BADEN 4500m chase (Listed)
27/05/07 BREMEN 4200m chase (Listed)07/06/07 MANNHEIM 3600m chase (Fegentri Amateurs Series)
07/06/07 MUNICH 3400m hurdle
10/06/07 HANNOVER 3400m hurdle
16/06/07 VERDEN 3400m chase
17/06/07 ZWEIBRUECKEN 3500m chase
23/06/07 HAMBURG 3000m hurdle
26/06/07 HAMBURG 3600m chase with lakes
29/06/07 HAMBURG 3000m hurdle
29/06/07 HAMBURG 3400m hurdle
30/06/07 HAMBURG 3000m hurdle12/07/07 BAD HARZBURG 3400m hurdle
12/07/07 BAD HARZBURG 3550m chase
14/07/07 BAD HARZBURG 3200m hurdle
14/07/07 BAD HARZBURG 4000m chase
15/07/07 BAD HARZBURG 3400m hurdle
15/07/07 BAD HARZBURG 3550m chase with lakes (Fegentri)
17/07/07 BAD HARZBURG 3200m hurdle
17/07/07 BAD HARZBURG 4000m selling chase
19/07/07 BAD HARZBURG 3400m hurdle
19/07/07 BAD HARZBURG 3550m chase
21/07/07 BAD HARZBURG 3400m hurdle
21/07/07 BAD HARZBURG 3550m chase
22/07/07 BAD HARZBURG 3400m hurdle
22/07/07 BAD HARZBURG 3550m chase with lakes
29/07/07 ERBACH 3400m chase22/08/07 HANNOVER 3400m hurdle
25/08/07 BADEN-BADEN 3300m hurdle (Listed)
26/08/07 BADEN-BADEN 3300m hurdle (Listed)
28/08/07 BADEN-BADEN 3300m hurdle
29/08/07 BADEN-BADEN 3400m chase
31/08/07 BADEN-BADEN 4150m hurdle (Listed)02/09/07 BADEN-BADEN 4500m chase (Listed)
02/09/07 QUAKENBRUECK 3800m chase
02/09/07 QUAKENBRUECK 3400m chase with lakes
07/09/07 BREMEN 3400m chase
09/09/07 KREFELD 3500m chase
15/09/07 HOPPEGARTEN 3200m chase
15/09/07 HOPPEGARTEN 4100m chase
23/09/07 MANNHEIM 3600m hurdle07/10/07 BREMEN 3400m chase
07/10/07 HONZRATH 3400m all-weather chase
13/10/07 KREFELD 3900m chase
13/10/07 KREFELD 3500m chase
19/10/07 BADEN-BADEN 4500m chase (Listed)
20/10/07 BADEN-BADEN 3600m chase (Fegentri)
21/10/07 BADEN-BADEN 3300m hurdle
21/10/07 BADEN-BADEN 3300m hurdle
28/10/07 BREMEN 3400m chase
28/10/07 BREMEN 3400m chase04/11/07 HANNOVER 3400m hurdle
18/11/07 NEUSS 3600m hurdle
25/11/07 BREMEN 3400m chase
25/11/07 BREMEN 3400m chase02/12/07 NEUSS 3600m hurdle
16/12/07 NEUSS 3600m hurdle
26/12/07 NEUSS 3200m hurdle
31/12/07 NEUSS 3600m hurdleWell, that’s a list of 80, actually, but by the end of the year arund 20 of those will have been called off on account of either the weather or, more commonly, no runners declared. That’s right – essentially 25% of the jumping calendar not fulfilled over there due to lack of uptake.
I got these dates off the Galopp-sport.de website (the official racing board over there, I think), and one interesting feature of the races is that any horse that has already been entered in a race displays against that race in the database. If any interested UK trainers are tuning in, they may like to know that there’s 12 horses entered for the hurdle at Neuss next weekend, but only one and three respectively for the two chases at Bremen. All three of those races offer a win pot of just 2,600 Euros, though.
An interesting way to bring up me 2000 posts, I think! Now that I’ve got a fuller idea of how the jumps calendar stacks up over there after doing this exercise, I can think of making a sortie or two across to catch some action. Hmm, all-weather chase next October, anyone?
Jeremy
(graysonscolumn)Jeremy Grayson. Son of immigrant. Adoptive father of two. Metadata librarian. Freelance point-to-point / horse racing writer, analyst and commentator wonk. Loves music, buses, cats, the BBC Micro, ale. Advocate of CBT, PACE and therapeutic parenting. Aspergers.
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