By Betsy Burke Donley | Contributing Writer May 2, 2026 | VIRGINIA GOLD CUP: It’s Keys Discount for the win – again – at Great Meadow Give him the Keys to Gold Cup – he earned it. Dolly Fisher’s Keys Discount floated to his...
NEWS | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WARRENTON, Va., April 23, 2026—When the 101st Virginia Gold Cup races get underway on Saturday, May 2, horses will be running on an improved racecourse, thanks to the Great Meadow Foundation. A year ago, Great Meadow Foundation set...
Country Zest & Style | Spring 2026 | By Chris Baxter There’s a moment in many careers when the path you thought you were on quietly dissolves. Not with drama, or a grand announcement. Just a subtle shift – a new opportunity, a different city, an...
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...
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...
