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the racecourse next on the agenda.
For now, though. Strawberry Hill is enjoying an extended run at its temporary home of Colonial Downs. Virginia’s only pari-mutuel track with a popular Thoroughbred meet in the summer and Standardbreds in the fall,
Colonial is located in New Kent County east of Richmond near Williamsburg.
Details on the races can be found online at www.strawbenyhillraces.corn. Complete entries are online at wwwnatdonalsteeplechase.com.
Sunday’s racing returns to the point-to-point circuit with the April 13 Loudoun Hunt Ihmt-toFbint at Oatlands.
Just south of Leesburg, Oatlands is a National Trust property with ante-bellum mansion and well-preserved dependencies plus formal gardens that should be in full bloom this weekend.
First post is 1 p.m. Races on the varied program include a junior field masters chase, maiden, open and Virginia-bred turf, maiden and open hurdle, novice, ladies, owner-rider and foxhunters timber. The featured four-mile Eustis Cup is often a key prep for horses aimed to the four-mile Virginia Gold Cup three weeks hence.
Complete entries are online at www.centralentryoffice.com. Ticket information is available by calling (703) 777-8480.
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