Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 17 · column 1 of 6 · from the scan, no model involved
By BETSY BURKE
One of the finest fields of thoroughbreds ever to contest the Virginia Gold Cup will strut onto the Great Meadow race course Saturday May 2.
Fourteen horses are nominated for the day’s featured event, the $40,000 Virginia Gold Cup. Eight are nominated for the co-fcatured race over hurdles, the $40,000 Continental Cup. Nominations closed April 20 for the two races, though supplemental entries will be accepted until April 27. At press time, a final program was unavailable. See the April 30 edition of the Horse and Field Section of the Fauquier Times-Democrat.
Heading the list for the timber stakes is last year’s Gold Cup victor, Joe's OK. The Alicia Murphy-trainee has won over the lush Great Meadow turf twice in recent years — He also won the 1990 International Gold Cup. The 1990 NSHA Timber Horse of the Year has prepped this spring for big races late in the season, including the Gold Cup. Most recently, he finished second in the American Grand National, April 18.
1991 Timber champ, Gus's Boy, will try to thwart Joe’s effort. Winner of the apprentice timber contest last spring, Gus's Boy is now being trained by Montpelier horseman, Woodbury Payne. He won last year at Hardscuffle, St. James, Genesee and Montpelier in his championship season. The bay 6-year-old has prepped for the ’92 renewal by racing around the VSA point-topoint circuit.
The 1988 timber champ will
91.0%