The Virginia Thoroughbred Alliance announced the winners of its annual Championship Awards at the Virginia Gold Cup held over the weekend. The awards recognize the top Virginia-bred horses, trainers, and breeders for their achievements in racing over the past year.
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Little Red Feather Racing, Madaket Stables, and Sterling Stables' Beer Can Man, the lone also-eligible that drew into the field following four early scratches, forged a short lead in midstretch and held on for a neck victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Jim McKay Turf Sprint at historic Pimlico Race Course.
A total of 143 nominations were made to a four $100,000 stakes, two each on dirt and turf, on the Saturday, Sept. 24 program during closing weekend of Pimlico Race Course’s fall meet.