flat races to hurdles... back to MSW?

[peeptoad]

If a horse is a winner (at any level) on the flat and then starts a "new career" jumping hurdles can that horse revert back to maiden level at the hurdles??
I got an entry notification for El Crespo (winner of the G3 Palm Beach S a couple of years ago) for a hurdle race at the MSW level.

...just curious.

[lamboguy]

that's true.

on another note, steeplechase rider PADDY YOUNG got thrown off a horse and got hurt, he rides for trainer TOM VOSS. it is unlikely that he will be able to ride this year, i wish him a speedy recovery.

[peeptoad]

Cool. Thanks for the info...

[forced89]

My recollection is that Renpher Stable had a horse named Grinding Speed who broke his Maiden on the flat at Colonial, then won a Maiden race over the jumps in a pari mutual hurdle race.

[jeebus1083]

If a horse is a winner (at any level) on the flat and then starts a "new career" jumping hurdles can that horse revert back to maiden level at the hurdles??
I got an entry notification for El Crespo (winner of the G3 Palm Beach S a couple of years ago) for a hurdle race at the MSW level.

...just curious.

The answer is yes. Flat and jump records are kept separate, as the latter races are run by the NSA.

[Scanman]

To go one step further, a horse who has won over hurdles, but not timber, may enter a Maiden timber race.