It was not only trainer Willie Brooks's first winner under National Hunt rules, but his first steeplechase runner. BNCB
A solid performer through his college career, he discovered he was a good steeplechase runner in his senior year when he clocked 8:57. Google
The development of Hollinger as a steeplechase runner has come under Brown's tutelage, but the credit in his athletic development goes to UF sprint coach Mike Holloway. Google