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moat likely equate* speed on the track to NASCAR, or. maybe — and only if they hv* near Churchill Downs or Belmont Park — flat racing
Rut racing over fence* put down long, strong roots ui the common woolth way back in Colonial days. “Racing* as a noun in Virginia's Piedmont has a singular meaning: steeplechustng. Jump racing. Fast and furious.
We wantsd to taks our own-barometer reading — a litoral “Gallop Poll’ of fans of ths Virginia spring classic, ths Virginia Gold Cup.
And not surprisingly, jump racing cams away a clsar victor.
A near sell-out crowd of 50.000 is expected at Great Meadow in Ths Plains for ths May 3 renewal — the 83rd — of ths rwh Virginia Gold Cup races. Steeplechasing thrives in the area as both a sport with fabled heroes and stoned players, as well as a booming business that benefits local horsemen, vendors, shopkeepers and a wide variety of commercial interests.
Lake clockwork sines V?££ (with a respectful suspension from 1943-45 during World War U>, the Virginia Gold Cup has highlighted the spring spurting season in Fauquier County.
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