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When snow cancelled racing at Blue Ridge three weeks ago the Warrenton races the following week had record entries. This week the Old Dominion Hunt also has record entries following the cancellation of racing at Middleburg last week.
A total of 133 entries has been made for the eight-race card to be held at Ben Venue Saturday at 1 p.m.
The Henchman’s Lea hunter pair races start the day’s racing at 10 a.m., with 33 pairs entered. Adults will ride for optimum and fast time while juniors can ride for optimum.
“Undoubtedly the large number of entries is mainly due to Middleburg’s cancellation,” said Judy Gilman, race secretary for the Old Dominion Hunt. “But I think we also attracted a lot by offering purses for some of the races. It was an extra bit of bait that I think people took.”
The extra bit of bait is being given in the novice timber, maiden hurdle and open hurdle races, fourth, fifth and seventh on the card.
A purse of $1,000 is being given for each race, 60 percent to go to the winner, 25 percent to second and 15 to third place. One of the purses is being donated by the Perrier drink company.
Old Dominion has no open timber race to attract horses such as Cinzano, Private Gary or Snailwell, all of whom were designated to race in the Middleburg Bowl at Glenwood Park last week.
Private Gary may be racing in the flat race, eighth on the card, but this is not a certainty. If he does he will be guided by Juliet Graham.
The lVi-mile flat race has a total of 32 entries and will most likely be split. Other entries include Buckingham Farm’s Castelets, winner of a division of the flat race at Casanova and the maiden hurdles race at Warrenton, Nelson Gunnell’s Make The Move, first in a division of the flat race at Rappahannock, and Kevin Palmer’s Eagle Buster.
A junior race begins the program and nine young riders have entered their horses and ponies. Amongst
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