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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...

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...

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 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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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

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...

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