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Nation’s
Best Compete
In Virginia
\
By BETSY BRANSCOME
The advent of rich autumn \ steeplechasing in the ] Commonwealth brings again this j year a draw for timber specialists, j the three-race $7,500 Southern \ States Timber Triple Crown \ Championship Series. \
For the first leg, runners \ choose either to run in the timber \ feature at the Fairfax Races Sept. \ 25 or at the Foxfield Fall Races I Sept. 26. 1
The nominees then must start | in both the Oct. 16 International < Gold Cup at Great Meadow and s the Nov. 6 Virginia Hunt Cup at | Montpelier to be eligible for the f bonus award for the leading f points earner. jj
To win the championship and | the $7,500 bonus, a horse must I accumulate at least eight points. I
Points are awarded as follows: | Fairfax and Foxfield -3-2-1-1/2, | International and Hunt Cup -5-3- | 2-1. If no horse accumulates eight $ points, the horse that completes | the series with the best record | will be paid $2,500 and the |
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