Gold Cup spectators limited for 96th running in May
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It will take at least another year for the Virginia Gold Cup races to return to normal. It s important to run these races, so that we can continue to help out the equine industry and provide some income. So many jockeys, trainers and industry employees are dependent on these races. Virginia Gold Cup Association Chairman Will Allison Fauquierâs largest spectator event, the Virginia Gold Cup Races will take place under modified conditions in May.
Traditionally run the first Saturday in May, the races will move to May 29, with a dramatically-reduced in-person audience because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Owners Of Virginia-Bred Or -Sired Horses Earn Nearly $300,000 In 2020 Bonuses Sponsored by:
Mr. Buff scored a repeat victory in the Empire Classic on the Empire Showcase card at Belmont on Oct. 24, 2020
Nearly $300,000 in bonus monies was awarded to owners of Virginia-bred and -sired horses in 2020 courtesy of the Virginia Thoroughbred Association s (VTA) Mid-Atlantic Incentive program. A total of 57 owners, whose horses won at tracks in the Mid-Atlantic region, shared $299,574.75.
The initiative is just one of three offered annually by the VTA. Almost $1.8 million was awarded in the popular Certified Residency program while another $1 million was doled out to breeders in the Commonwealth via the Virginia Breeders Fund program.
Nearly $300,000 in bonus monies was awarded to owners of Virginia-bred and -sired horses in 2020 courtesy of the Virginia Thoroughbred Association’s (VTA) Mid-Atlantic Incentive program. A total of 57 owners, whose horses won at tracks in the Mid-Atlantic region, shared $299,574.75. The initiative is just one of three offered annually by the VTA. Almost […]
Virginia Breeders Fund Awards Pay 40 Percent For Wins At North American Tracks In 2020 Sponsored by:
Largent entered the Pegasus World Cup picture with a come-from-behind victory in the Ft. Lauderdale
Virginia-bred Largent s three stakes and two allowance wins in 2020 triggered an $81,738 Virginia Breeders Fund bonus award for Lazy Lane Farm in Upperville, tops among any horse and breeding farm in the Commonwealth. Virginia Breeders awards took a big step forward in 2020, averaging 40 percent of each winning purse at tracks across North America compared with 22 percent in 2019.
“I m extremely excited that the Virginia breeders are starting to reap the rewards from the growing revenue streams we have now in Virginia,” said Virginia Thoroughbred Association executive director Debbie Easter. “We certainly don t breed as many horses as we once did, but I have to believe that our breeders are as happy as they have ever been. What other state pays a 40 percent breeders