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All-Time Records
Virginia Gold Cup: Records since 1922
Fastest race time: 6:461/5 by "Done Sleeping," ridden by D.M. "Mickey" Smithwick in 1950 Average starting field: 9 horses Largest starting field: 18 horses in 1954 Smallest starting field: 2 horses in 1938 Chances of finishing the 4-mlle Gold Cup course: 1 3/4 to 1 (57%) All-time wlnnlngest riders: (3 or more Gold Cup wins)
1. Joe Altcheson Jr. - Won 8 times on 8 different horses:
88.6%