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$50,000 handicap, a $10,000 maiden ’chase, a $12,500 allowance ’chase and a $2,000 flat race. '
The season’s final timber race on Nov. 8 at the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup meeting may determine the horse of the year honor in that category. Set on three adjoining farms just outside Unionville, the Pennsylvania Hunt Cup is a stem test over four miles and 22 post and rail fences. Its complementary card includes two brush races over national fences and a pair of flat races.
The following day, the scene shifts to Charleston, S.C. and Stono Ferry, a new housing community designed for the equine inclined, where the inaugural meeting of the Charleston Cup will be held.
The $20,000 Charleston Cup will be run under allowance conditions over 2Vi miles and national fences. The feature race will be complemented by a $7,500 maiden race for 3-year-olds and up and a $10,000 maiden ’chase for 4-year-olds and up. An optional claimer with a purse of $12,500 and a $1,000 flat race will also entertain Charleston’s new found racing public.
The final meet of the year will be the prestigious Colonial Cup International Steeplechase at Camden, S.C., on Sunday, Nov. 16.
With so many meets scheduled this fall, some people may be wondering about the inventory of horses in training to fill all these races.
“The horse inventory is pretty good right now,” Mr. Gallo said. “Of course it gets light when you get to
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