Join us at the
International Gold Cup

Saturday, October 28 • 11 am

Great Meadow Race Course, The Plains, Virginia

The VTA and VAHBPA invite you to join your friends and fellow horsemen for the International Gold Cup in the Horseman’s Tent* on Members Hill.

Food Service Opens at Noon • Cash-only Bar Available

Tickets are $50/person, available to VTA and VAHPBA members. Up to FOUR tickets for the Members Hill passes, lunch, and up to TWO parking passes may be purchased. Each registered guest will receive a $50 cash/betting voucher upon arrival at the tent.

Please register by Monday, October 16, 2023.

For more information contact Christy Jenkins at christy.jenkins@easterassociates.com.

*The Owners Tent and VTA Tent are combined again. Owners who have a horse(s) entered that day will receive credentials from the Gold Cup office for free admission to the tent.

LUNCH IS ON US! Thursday, August 13 at Colonial Downs. For more information, contact Kim Buswell at kim.buswell@easterassociates.com.

Opening day of Shenandoah Downs 7-week spring harness racing season in Woodstock starts April 1, 2023.

Looking forward to seeing everyone at the VTA 2022 Championship Awards on Friday, May 5th! The Awards Presentations will be held at Great Meadow in The Plains, 5089 Old Tavern Road, The Plains, Virginia, in the Horsemen’s Tent on Member’s Hill, from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Please RSVP no later than April 26th. To RSVP or for more information, please contact Sandy Harrington at sandy.harrington@easterassociates.com

Admission materials have been mailed to those who responded by the RSVP deadline. We are excited to see everyone at the 2023 Virginia Gold Cup Races on May 6, 2023. The Horsemen’s Tent is located on Member’s Hill and will be open beginning at 11:00 a.m.

For questions or more information, please contact Sandy Harrington at sandy.harrington@easterassociates.com

Click on the race name to access more information.

3/5 – Rappahannock Point-to-Point, Boston

3/19 – Warrenton Hunt Point-to-Point, Warrenton 

3/26 – Piedmont Fox Hounds Point-to-Point, Upperville (link coming soon!)

4/3 – Orange County Point-to-Point, Middleburg

4/9 – Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point, Ben Venue

4/17 – Blue Ridge Point-to-Point, Berryville

4/23 – Middleburg Spring Races, Glenwood Park

4/24 – Loudoun Hunt Point-to-Point, Leesburg

4/30 – Foxfield Spring Races, Charlottesville

5/1 – Middleburg Hunt Point-to-Point, Glenwood Park

5/7 – Virginia Gold Cup Races, The Plains

7/11 – 9/7 – Colonial Downs Thoroughbred Season, New Kent

8/31 – 9/3 – Shenandoah County Fair, Shenandoah

9/13 – Yearling Futurity, Warrenton Horse Show Grounds

9/16 – 11/6 – Shenandoah Downs Harness Season (VRC approval needed), Shenandoah

10/3 – Foxfield Fall Races, Charlottesville

10/8 – Virginia Fall Races, Middleburg

10/22 – International Gold Cup, The Plains

11/5 – Montpelier Races, Montpelier Station

Check out what’s up at Colonial Downs

Join us July 9 through September 7 for events at Colonial Downs.

Colonial Downs Racetrack, New Kent, Virginia

VTA is excited to host the Yearling Futurity again at the Warrenton Horse Show Grounds on Tuesday, September 13. Check your email for updates, or call Betsy Crowell for details at (434) 977-3716.