Running and jumping on the lead for 4 miles, timber veteran Salmo won the $100,000 Virginia Gold Cup May 5 at Great Meadow. Salmo is a homeg...

What are you doing on the internet? There are only two places you should be today. One is pictured above -- the Gold Cup, and the other is p...

…you are in the wrong place. How do you get to Great Meadow and the Virginia Gold Cup? From DC/Northern Virginia get on Interstate 66 and d...

By now you should have figured out what you are going to wear... Here is one last minute tip: DON'T WEAR THIS. For starters, who knew t...

Here's how we handicap the 82nd running of the $100,000 Virginia Gold Cup (for recreational purposes only, of course): 3 to 1 – GHOST VA...

10. I can’t believe you told me to wear these high heels. 9. I left the car right here… 8. Man, I wish I had a golf cart – they’re chick mag...

Quick question: How many places can you wear an extravagant hat without looking really silly? As a matter fact, how many parties can you wea...

Please help. While doing research for the post above, we made an unfortunate discovery of a group of hat models, several of which are pictur...

“Damn it, you’re gonna watch a race!” So says the Director of Racing, Don Yovanovich . He may have said more than “damn,” but this is, for t...

You know there has to be a story behind this. It couldn’t just be as simple as somebody showed up one day with a picnic basket and a jug of...

A horserace changed my life. Let me tell you the story. I had never been to a horserace in my life when I went to the Virginia Gold Cup in 1...

By Bob Hilton, Clerk of the Course Winner 2003, 2005 and 2006 Gold Cup Lawnmower Races It’s a three man grounds team here at Great Meadow, s...

OK, in our first Top Ten post, the #1 reason for attending the Gold Cup was that Sanjaya Malakar won’t be singing the National Anthem. That ...

All of us at the Virginia Gold Cup offer our thoughts, our prayers and our condolences to everyone touched by the senseless tragedy that occ...

Up front, we all know the Gold Cup can be a big party for many people. Just make sure it isn't too big. If you plan to drink, make sure ...

BEST OF WHAT’S AROUND – The Gold Cup is the best day of fun around. Dave knows that, we know that, now you know that. Score a ticket and ge...

Well, the short answer is whatever you want, but here are some tips that might help. Today we will focus on the men. Closer to race day, we ...

Will O’Keefe is to jump racing what Al Michaels is to Monday Night Football. Around horses all his life, the job came naturally, and now Wil...

Can you keep a secret? I’ll let you in on a little something. My usual gig? Foxhunting. Winter. Cold. Running up and down hills over slipper...

For the record, The Weather Gods didn't promise anything. But we looked it up and found that statistics show the first Saturday in May e...

Plenty of folks attend the Gold Cup and never see a horse, but you certainly won’t see one at a Nationals’ game. After all, who knows what p...

Steeplechase races are offshoots of organized fox hunting. Fauquier and Loudoun Counties in Northern Virginia are home to more recognized fo...

10. Would it kill you to pay the neighbor kid to mow the grass? We know you will do a better job, but we're talking one time. 9. C'm...