Irish trainer Gordon Elliott went five for five at Far Hills Race Meet
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- October 20, 2025
- By SARA CAVANAGH
FAR HILLS, N.J.--Irish trainers, particularly Gordon Elliott, completely dominated the steeplechase races at Far Hills Race Meeting on Saturday, Oct. 18,
Jack Kennedy and Gordon Elliott with the Grand National trophy (Photo by Tod Marks)Elliott, one of the top trainers in Ireland, brought six horses to Far Hills and won all five races, with his sixth horse finishing fifth in the featured $250,000 American Grand National
Jack Kennedy, Irish champion jockey, rode four of Elliott's winners.
Gavin Cromwell, another top Irish trainer, brought one horse to Far Hills and finished second to Elliott's horse in the $250,000 Grand National,
Elliott's horses won a total of $387,000 in purse money, making it quite a worthwhile trip.
"When you come over here, it's good to win just one race," said Elliott. "This is icing on the cake. We brought a nice bunch of horses."
Not only did the Irish horses win, they all won convincingly, with all but one winning by over 3 lengths.
Two of them will be staying in this country, Chortal (GB), the winner of the Four Year Old Hurdle Stakes, and Coutach (GB), winner of the Novice Hurdle Stakes.
Chortal, owned by Erdenheim Farm Thoroughbreds, with American owners will stay here, and Del Rio Racing is in the process of buying Coutach for trainer Ricky Hendriks.

















