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After Tuesday s torrential downpour, organizers for this year’s Rappahannock Hunt point-to-point races are hoping for a minidrought and a few weeks of sunny, windy days before the starter’s gun goes off on March 3.
Dave Carter, secretary for the races, is optimistic, believing that it can’t keep raining forever. And despite the soaking the course got last week, he expects that footing will be good to excellent by race day, noting that the south facing, welldrained slopes dry out quickly.
Crews were busy on Sunday, repairing fences and brush jumps that had seen better days.
With the footing good and the course in top shape, spectators on March 3 will see some of the best of Virginia’s horses and steeplechase riders at Thornton Hill Farm. The card for the Rappahannock Hunt’s pointto-points include the % mile Homer C. LeHew turf race on the flat at noon, the 2 Vi mile Mary D. Slaughter Memorial over timber at 1 p.m., the two mile Mount Salem ladies timber race at 2 p.m., the lVs mile Rappahannock hurdle race at 1:30, the % mile junior flat race at 2 p.m., the two mile Durant
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