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Timber racing, shown above, requires a far more careful, precise jumper than hurdle racing. While brush fences ‘give’ when a horse swooshes through, a timber rail can bring a horse down if he hits it hard. As seen in photo above, horses learn to respect the solid obstacles and become accustomed to folding the knees and rounding the bascule to clear it cleanly. The timber jumps at Great Meadow range from 3 feet, 7 inches to 4 feet high. In the photo below, the classic Gold Cup always attracts a good deal of media attention, including live television. At the left in this shot, 1978 winning Cup jockey Don Yovanovich, now one of Virginia’s top steeplechase trainers, interviews a sponsor on the stewards’ stand for an on-course interview.
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