Pictures Of The Day

Wait at the bar Saluter! (Just kidding, you know we love Saluter.) Here, Black Caviar (L) is seen relaxing in the shallows of Port Phillip Bay prior to winning her 24th straight race last Friday night at Moonee Valley in Melbourne. (Vince Caligiuri/Getty Images)

Tom Scudamore riding Shotavodka clear the last to win The Carter Jonas Handicap Hurdle Race at Newbury racecourse on March 22, 2013 in Newbury, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Europe)

Dr. Alex (Teddy Zimmerman) won the amateur highweight timber race over Justpourit (George Hundt, Jr.  (Susan M. Carter Photo/Central Entry)

Snickersville Stable's Rutledge Classic (Woods Winants - right) won the foxhunter timber race. Baylor Dude (Bart Poole) finished fourth. (Susan M. Carter Photo/Central Entry)

Frank Bonsal, Jr.'s Terko Service (Mark Beecher - right) won the maiden timber race over Kinross Farm's Ed's Big Bet (Chris Read). (Douglas Lees Photo/Central Entry)

Sara Collette's Vladykov (second left) winning the VHPBA flat race at the Piedmont Races on March 23, 2013. (Douglas Lees)

2013 CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP

Irish jockey Barry Geraghty won the Cheltenham Gold Cup on a horse he once owned when favorite Bobs Worth prevailed in stamina-sapping conditions to land British jump racing’s showpiece event on Friday. (Reuters)

Barry Geraghty riding Bobs Worth win The Betfred Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase during Cheltenham Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham racecourse on March 15, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Source: Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Europe)

Barry Geraghty on Bob's Worth jump the last on their way to victory in the Chentenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 15, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Europe)

Barry Geraghty and Bob's Worth pose for photos after victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup Steeple Chase at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 15, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Europe)

Nicky Henderson poses with Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Bobs Worth at Seven Barrows Stables on March 16, 2013 in Lambourn, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Europe)

Bryan Cooper celebrates on Our Conor after winning the JCB Triumph Hurdle on Cheltenham Gold Cup day at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 15, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Andrew Redington/Getty Images Europe)

Katie Walsh comes back mud spattered after the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 15, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Europe)

Bryan Cooper on Ted Veale (L) gets ahead to beat Paul Townend on Tennis Cap in the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 15, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Mike Hewitt/Getty Images Europe)

Bryan Cooper riding Ted Veale (3R) win The Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle Race during Cheltenham Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham racecourse on March 15, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Europe)

 Runners approach the second last in The Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle Race during Cheltenham Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham racecourse on March 15, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Europe)

The field in the Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle Race head into the country during Gold Cup day at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 15, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Michael Steele/Getty Images Europe)

Pictures Of The Day

Irv Naylor's Sacred Soul (Martin Rohan) won the second division of the novice rider flat race at the Warrenton Hunt Point-To-Point on Saturday. (Douglas Lees Photo)

Thomas McClay & Harry Nye’s Norman Asbjornson and Jeremy Rose ran down front runner Eighttofasttocatch to win the $125,000 Harrison E. Johnson Memorial Stakes Saturday at Laurel Park. (Jim McCue/MJC)

Magalen O. Bryant's Sulwaan (Paddy Young) won the open hurdle race over Rock Ford Stables LLC's Sporty (Mark Beecher) at the Warrenton Hunt Point-To-Point on Saturday. (Douglas Lees Photo)

Ben Swope rode Foolish Surprise to win the amateur/novice hurdle race.at the Warrenton Hunt Point-To-Point on Saturday. (Douglas Lees Photo)

Davy Russell (R) riding First Lieutenant leads the field over the water jump during the Ryanair Steeple Chase race on St Patrick's Thursday at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 14, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Michael Steele/Getty Images)

Champions Day At Cheltenham

The Cheltenham meet is the most famous steeplechase in meet in England...

Ruby Walsh riding Quevega (2R, blue/red) clear the last to win The OLBG Mares' Hurdle Race during Champion Day at Cheltenham racecourse on March 12, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Europe)

Barry Geraghty riding Simonsig (C) on their way to winning the Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase during Champion Day at Cheltenham racecourse on March 12, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Europe)

Fur hats on show during Champion Day at Cheltenham racecourse on March 12, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Europe)

Ruby Walsh celebrates on Hurricane Fly after winning The Stan James Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy during Champion Day at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 12, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Europe)

General view of the William Hill Supreme Novices' Hurdle Race from Cleeve Hill during Champion Day at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 12, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Michael Steele/Getty Images Europe)

Groundstaff remove the frost protection covers during Champion Day at Cheltenham racecourse on March 12, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Europe)

Ruby Walsh (L) riding Hurricane Fly crosses the finishing line to win the Champion Hurdle Challenge Trophy race during Champion Day at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 12, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Michael Steele/Getty Images Europe)

Barry Geraghty riding Simonsig clear the last to win The Racing Post Arkle Challenge Trophy Steeple Chase during Champion Day at Cheltenham racecourse on March 12, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Europe)

Brendan Powell on Golden Chieftain wins The JLT Speciality Handicap Steeple Chase during Champion Day at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 12, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Michael Regan/Getty Images Europe)

Ruby Walsh on Champagne Fever leads the field on the way to victory in The William Hill Supreme Novices' Hurdle Race during Champion Day at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 12, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Michael Regan/Getty Images Europe)

Ruby Walsh celebrates winning The William Hill Supreme Novices' Hurdle Race on Champagne Fever during Champion Day at Cheltenham Racecourse on March 12, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Europe)

It’s Never Too Early To Start Planning Your Virginia Gold Cup Outfit

OK, last Sunday we sprang forward, so you know what that means.

The Virginia Gold Cup, the largest combined horse race, picnic and cocktail party held in our great Commonwealth, is but a mere 8 weeks away.  Thus, it is never too soon to start planning a stunning outfit for the first Saturday in May at Great Meadow in The Plains.

If you are a Rihanna fan, you might recall she wore these vintage Chanel sunglasses and Chanel choker at the 2012 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show.

Sunglasses are a must at Gold Cup, but considering the length of the day and the span of activities, vintage (read that:  REALLY expensive) may not be the best way to go...

Just sayin’...

Happy shopping!

Pictures Of The Day

Ruby Walsh celebrates winning The William Hill Supreme Novices' Hurdle Race on Champagne Fever during as race goers cheer them on at the Cheltenham Racecourse on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival 2013 on March 12, 2013 in Cheltenham, England. Approximately 200,000 racing enthusiasts are expected at the four-day festival, which opened today and is seen as many as the highlight of the jump racing calendar. (Source: Matt Cardy/Getty Images Europe)

Hats, hats and more hats at Cheltenham.  Just like the Virginia Gold Cup only a lot colder. (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Looks a little chilly...Race goers enjoy a picnic in the car park of Cheltenham Racecourse on the first day of the Cheltenham Festival 2013 on March 12, 2013 in Cheltenham, England.  (Matt Cardy/Getty Images)

Pictures Of The Day

Giles Hawkins riding Key To Milan on their way to winning The Bathwick Tyres Dorchester Handicap Hurdle Race at Wincanton racecourse on March 07, 2013 in Wincanton, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Europe)

Morgan's Ford Farm's Getaway (left - Roddy Mackenzie) won a division of the maiden hurdle race. Magalen O. Bryant's Adios Diablo (Jeff Murphy) finished second. (Betsy Burke Parker Photo/Central Entry)

A racegoer watches the action at Wincanton racecourse on March 07, 2013 in Wincanton, England. (Alan Crowhurst/Getty Images Europe)