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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...

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 Lights Up

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...

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Hurdle trials at Great Meadow map new course ahead of fall circuit

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

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...

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