The sport of horse racing over jumps is called steeplechasing, while racing with no jumps is called flat racing.
Terry Biddlecombe has written: 'Tales of racing and 'chasing' -- subject(s): Anecdotes, Anecdotes, facetiae, satire, Horse racing, Horse-racing, Steeplechasing
British Steeplechasing Hall of Fame was created in 1994.
Jonathan Powell has written: 'Monksfield' -- subject(s): Monksfield (Race horse), Steeplechasing 'Desert Orchid'
William B. Strett has written: 'Gentlemen up' -- subject(s): Horse-racing, Steeplechasing
Anne Hambleton has written: 'Raja' -- subject(s): Race horses, Horses, Horse racing, Steeplechasing, Fiction
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Dunadin
The first winner of the Melbourne Cup was by Archer trained by Etienne De Mestre, in 1861
John Maunsell Richardson has written: 'Gentlemen riders' -- subject(s): Accessible book, Horses, Steeplechasing, Horse-racing
What we now call cross-country comes from steeplechasing which originated in the 18th century in Ireland. The first steeplechase race was just two local fox hunters and was run from one church to another, hence the name steeplechase.
Steeplechasing