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Largest steeplechase event in the country returns to Virginia this month
On Saturday, October 25, when the flag drops and the announcer proclaims “They’re off!” – it will mark the 88th running of the International Gold Cup races. With more than 40,000 attendees, it’s one of the largest steeplechase events in the U.S. and one of the largest...
Hurdle trials at Great Meadow map new course ahead of fall circuit
A hurdle “trials” was held Sept. 13 at Great Meadow, designed by National Steeplechase Association President Al Griffin as an unsanctioned, preseason schooling opportunity for inexperienced steeplechase horses that allowed horsemen to practice over the newly routed...
Gold Cup returns to Great Meadow
The international Gold Cup, one of the largest steeplechase events in the United States, returns to Great Meadow in Fauquier County on Saturday, Oct. 25. Gates open at 10 a.m. with the first race at noon. Tickets are for sale online with special packages and...
Great Meadow trial races to test improved course
The Great Meadow racecourse in The Plains will hold informal practices races on Sept. 13 in part to test out a re-routing of the course in advance of the International Gold Cup slated for Oct. 25. The practice races, which will not be open to the public, also afford...
Second season of Sunset Polo at Great Meadow is off and running
The second season of Sunset Polo at Great Meadow is in full swing, and there are still two months left to get in on the action. Sunset Polo features two matches every Saturday through Sept. 13, with gates opening at 5:30 p.m. and the first polo ball dropping at 6 p.m....
Great Meadow Lights Up
If last week’s annual Fourth of July celebration at Great Meadow felt different, there was a reason — the annual event, and many of the activities it featured, were part of an effort by the equestrian venue’s leaders to reimagine public events and chart a new...
Great Meadow Foundation Chair, Karen Crane, on Good Morning Washington
Great Meadow Foundation Board of Trustees Chair, Karen Crane, discusses summer events and the 40 year anniversary celebration of Great Meadow with Roxanne Strouk of Good Morning Washington - WJLA
Celebrating the 100th Running of the Virginia Gold Cup and Major Racecourse Upgrades
The Plains, VA - May 27, 2025: The Great Meadow Foundation (GMF) was honored to host the 100th running of the Virginia Gold Cup on May 3rd and extends its congratulations to the Virginia Gold Cup Association (VGCA) for another successful day of steeplechase racing....
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