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MIDDLEBURG LIFE | International Friendship at the Inaugural Four Nations Cup

MIDDLEBURG LIFE | July 2026 | Written by Kaitlin Hill, Photos by Nancy Kleck Summer in Hunt Country is synonymous with outdoor events, especially at Great Meadow, where on any given day, there is likely a polo match, an educational camp, a live music show, or a...

FAUQUIER TIMES | VIRGINIA GOLD CUP: It’s Keys Discount for the win – again – at Great Meadow

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 third-straight victory at...

PRESS RELEASE | Virginia Gold Cup will Run on Great Meadow Racecourse with Improved Irrigation System on May 2

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 | CYNTHIA JEFFERY From Hong Kong to Great Meadow

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 unexpected...

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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Country Zest & Style | CYNTHIA JEFFERY From Hong Kong to Great Meadow

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...

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