Crouched over on his toes just outside the jockey’s room while inserting weighted plates into his saddle for the day’s finale, Bernie Dalton poked fun at himself for his actions
It was a good day for the hometown teams at Saturday’s 89th edition of the Carolina Cup Races presented by MUSC Health at the Springdale Race Course in Camden.
A pair of hometown favorites headline a solid field of six jumpers — which could be whittled down to five — being pointed toward Saturday’s $75,000 Carolina Cup feature chase
When Caramelised passed the front-running West Newton on the backstretch of the Aiken Steeplechase Association’s racecourse, Ricky Hendriks prepared himself for disappointment March 23.
Merry Maker, winner of the 2023 National Steeplechase Association Lonesome Glory Award and trained in Camden by Arch Kingsley Jr., is one of three finalists for the 2023 Eclipse Award