Old Dominion Hounds Point to Point Races 2008

Many thanks to all of your who participated in the Old Dominion Point to Point races.  Thanks go you you who organized, who set up, who enabled, who worked, who bought parking who bought ads in the race program and who showed up to support to make this race one of the best in recent memory.

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A bit about Point-to-point races- they are the 'original' steeplechase. Started in 1752 Ireland, steeplechasing followed the colonists from Great Britain to America and steeplechasing has taken place in the U.S. since.

Virginia has the most steeplechases, and point-to-points, in the nation -- there are 18 hunt-sponsored point-to-points held each spring.

Point-to-points, barely differ from National Steeplechase Association sanctioned races. The sport is the same -- races over hurdles, timber and on the flat -- and the participants are largely the same group of owners, trainers, riders and horses. The only difference are the prizes -- the point-to-point circuit is known as the 'pots and pans circuit' as the only award to the winner at a point-to-point is a silver trophy. NSA races, in contrast, offer purse money ranging from $5,000 to $250,000.

Directions

The Old Dominion Point to Point races are held at Ben Venue Farm, in Ben Venue, Virginia,  located 18 miles West of Warrenton and 5 miles East of 'Little' Washington, Virginia.  The date for the races will be April 7, 2007.  To get there, follow U.S. Route 211 west to Ben Venue. Turn right on Ben Venue Road (Route 729 and proceed 1/2 mile to racecourse entrance on the right.

The races start at 12:30pm and continue through the afternoon.  Please feel free to download the map!

Admission (gates open at 10:00a.m.)

• General Admission (1 car) $20
• Subscriber Parking (1 Car, 4 people) $100  (gets a numbered parking space near or next to racecourse).
• Sponsor Parking (1 car, 4 people) $150 (numbered parking space in rows 1 or 2)
• Tent package - $800 (elevated site overlooking racecourse, 20x20 tent, chairs, 2 parking spaces, 20 general admission tickets, full page ad in program)
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Sponsorship

Advertising

Links

Contact Information

• For additional information, please contact the joint-masters at (540) 364-4573 or (540) 636-1507 or call publicity director Betsy Parker at (540) 364-2929 (website www.huntersrest.net )

Pictures from the 2007 Races! 

A cold and snowy field

The ODH Sales Pavilion

Tailgating along the fence line

The races are on!

Images Courtesy John Karpiscak.