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most prestigious races is the second annual World Timber Championship tying the Cup to England’s Marlborough Cup in a two-race title challenge. A horse winning both classic jumping events in a single year (just like Virginia-bred Saluter did last year in the WTC’s inauguration) captures a bonus prize of $100,000. Add that to the winner’s take of $20,000 from the Virginia Gold Cup and about $10,000 from the Marlborough Cup, and a modem timber horse can pay the bills.
In a complete study of this year’s Virginia Gold Cup and all its details and implications in the world view of steeplechasing, this guide serves many purposes. For the novice racegoer, reading these pages give an insider’s look at some of the players to watch for; the nominee story starting on page 5 takes apart each of. the early entries (they close after press time) and studies
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