Virginians Jim Carter, and his wife Melinda, own Randleston Farm in Bluemont. They started out some years ago with the modest goal of mainta...

Good news – only 73 more days until the International Gold Cup on October 17 at Great Meadow. Until then, we will keep you up to date on som...

What do the Virginia Gold Cup and infield party at the Preakness have in common. Well, not as much as you might think and the similarities d...

We're pretty sure there is a completely reasonable explanation for this but only the folks at Falcon Racing know what it is! (Photo by J...

Nobody was complaining about the weather on Saturday simply because it wasn’t raining. Of course, it would be a bit better if it were sevent...

On paper, yesterday's $75,000 84 th Virginia Gold Cup looked to be between two horses -- the 2007 winner Salmo and the 2008 winner Bub...

Well, it looks like the local weather wags have nailed the forecast pictured here, and it’s going to be another picture perfect day the 84th...

Who knows? Every year there are horses that we would categorize as “marginal” Kentucky Derby contenders. This year that group includes (in p...

When it comes to anticipation, the only day better than the Thursday before the Virginia Gold Cup is the Friday before the Virginia Gold Cup...

You may remember this one from 2007, but the picture is funny and we thought it was worth bringing back one more time… By now you should hav...

Eleven timber steeplechase horses have been entered in Saturday’s 84th running of the $75,000 Virginia Gold Cup. The two previous winners – ...

The Going Out Gurus at the Washington Post had this to say this morning: Another Chance for Gold Cup - Three weeks ago, we wrote about a num...

Are you kidding? Evidently, Paris Hilton, who recently released her ninth perfume (called Famous For Being Famous?) has decided to attend th...

So Belle over at Capitol Hill Style is having a little bit of anxiety about what she is going to wear on Saturday saying “..many of my frie...

(Photo by Amanda McLean. http://www.flickr.com/photos/soleil1016/2466455702 )

Here's a nice "hat picture" from last Saturday's Maryland Hunt Cup. It's a nice little race, but the Virginia Gold Cup...

For those of us plotting how we were going to find our way to get in front of a television for the Kentucky Derby after a big, fun day at th...

We made a quick trip down to Casanova this morning to visit Spring Hill Farm where Kentucky Derby contender Quality Road was born. We were ...

(We first ran this post back in 2007, but it's worth revisiting annually!) It’s a three man grounds team here at Great Meadow, so for th...

…no waiting. http://voices.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2009/04/tally_ho_for_the_virginia_gold.html The one where the Washington Post’s...

You might have thought that Coal Dust, the impressive winner of the $35,000 Grand National in Maryland on Saturday, might have his sights se...

No we aren ’t kidding. This “recession” has had all different kind of impacts on all different kinds of businesses including hat sales. Evid...

Virginia owned and bred Kentucky Derbyleading contender Quality Road is doing great. According to sources close to the Florida Derby winner,...

Well, besides you... The Virginia Gold Cup Races are now on Facebook. Pay us a visit. Write something clever on our Wall or post some of you...

Virginia's entry in the Kentucky Derby, Quality Road won the race to Facebook and Twitter rather convincingly over his primary rival I W...

...bring May flowers. Yep, it's raining again. Just be glad you don't have to mow all the beautiful green grass at Great Meadow once...

Hey, take a moment. As Bruce Hornsby once said: “Look out any window, look out any open door.” Yeah, what is that? That, boys and girls, is ...

By now, you’ ve seen, or at the very least heard of, Susan Boyle from Scotland. She found her way to the center of the stage on Simon Cowel...