Saturday’s eight-race card at Shawan Downs in Cockeysville, Md., was a reminder of what makes steeplechase racing at the hunt meets a day of glorious family fun
Thursday’s card was billed as a preview for the Grade 1, $250,000 Grand National slated for October 15 at Far Hills with reigning Eclipse Award-winner The Mean Queen returning off an 11-month layoff in the $75,000 William Entenmann Novice in Race 1 and Snap Decision looking to secure a fourth Grade 1 score in the Lonesome Glory one race later. Both steeplechase stars went off at odds of 1-5 but were found second best on a day of upsets.
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Coming from off the pace under Bernie Dalton, Atlantic Friends Racing's Theocrat rallied through the stretch and repelled a challenge from Upland Flats Racing's Freddy Flintshire to narrowly take the seventh and final steeplechase race at the Spa for the season.