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extensions from the front portion of the front shoe, toe grabs are not allowed in Virginia ’chasing. They damage courses, officials say, and can ii\jure a fallen rider.
U is for uniformity. Virtually all U.S. hurdle races are conducted over ‘national’ fences, foam and plastic brush hurdles that provide a sport standard. Timber courses vary more, with some, like Great Meadow’s Gold Cups, offering a stiff jumping test, and others, such as spring point-topoint courses, offering good, safe, confidence-builders for younger horses.
V is for Virginia-bred. The Virginia Thoroughbred Association administers a bonus purse fund that pays to Virginia-bred winners of races, over jumps and on the flat.
W is for weight-for-age. Three-year-olds carry a minimum of 130 pounds in hurdle races; the highest handicap assigned to a hurdler (that won his race) was 176 pounds to multi-champion Flatterer in
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