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Horses aren’t the only creatures that run, jump and compete at Willowdale. Jack Russell terriers also vie to cross the finish line first in a popular prelude to
steeplechase racing. “Most people think of dog racing as greyhounds, not little Jack Russells jumping over fences,” says Chris Halpin, who organizes the event with his wife, Ava.
EXPERIENCED RACERS BOUND FROM THE BOX, MUCH LIKE THOROUGHBREDS OUT OF A STARTING GATE. BUT DOGS THAT AREN’T ACCUSTOMED TO COMPETITION OFTEN “LOOK KIND OF CONFUSED,” NOTES HALPIN.
Running as fast as they can comes naturally to the members of this rugged, energetic breed, developed in England
in the mid-1800s and introduced to
the United States continued on page 38
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