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tor sees at each race meeting is usually a table filled with lovely julep cups and a number of larger, perpetual trophies, often set up for viewing near the steward’s stand. Race trophies provide tangible memories of each thrill and chill on the course.
But it is the year-end honor that carries the weight, literally. Year-end trophies and prizes are for those persistent, successful runners who make the spring season in its entirety. Lovely silver pieces adorn winning homes for one year; though if the same horse, or rider, or combination wins an award for three years (or sometimes the requirement is five years,) the trophy is retired. Customarily, one retiring a trophy secures a suitable replacement.
Twelve year-end championships are offered in the Virginia point-to-point season. The Seven Corners Championship, with points awarded to horses in designated owner-rider timber races throughout the spring, is one award that has been recently retired and placed back into circulation. Henry Wood’s nearly indomitable Topeador was the series champion five times, but has placed another trophy into circulation for the future series champs. The Seven Comers series is sponsored by Arundel Communications.
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