83rd Running of the Virginia Gold Cup
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During the third race at the Virginia Gold Cup Races, rider No. 1 Jack Fisher, left, on Swagger Stick, falls off while going over a hurdle and is scratched from the race. The Virginia Gold Cup Races took place on Saturday at Great Meadow in The Plains.
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Jack Russell terriers dash out of the starting gate during the terrier race exhibition at the Virginia Gold Cup Races. The Virginia Gold Cup Races were held Saturday at Great Meadow in The Plains.
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Charles Selheimer, left, Robert Duvall, Luciana Duvall and Arthur W. Arundel talk inside the winners' circle Saturday during Virginia Gold Cup Races. This is the 83rd anniversary of the races.
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The crowd watches the terrier exhibition races at the Virginia Gold Cup Races.
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Tagged: Fauquier County, horses, Virginia Gold Cup
As they wait for the first race of the terrier race exhibition on Saturday at the Virginia Gold Cup, two Jack Russell terriers -- Marla, left; and Buddha -- are held tight by owners Anne Beckley and Kathleen Beckley, from Damascus, Md.
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Saluter, ridden by Jack Fisher, has had more timber wins than any horse in the history of the Gold Cup. Saluter, 19, returned on Saturday for a final gallop at Great Meadow and came up to this statue, dedicated in his honor.
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Tagged: Fauquier County, horses, Virginia Gold Cup
Big hats were in high style on Saturday at the Virginia Gold Cup Races. Michelle Mustico, left, of Herndon, and Jenny Tesh, of Ashburn stand outside the horse paddock.
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Tagged: Fauquier County, horses, Virginia Gold Cup
During the fifth race at the Virginia Gold Cup Races, in first place is No. 8 Bubble Economy, ridden by Jack Fisher. In second is No. 3 Miles Ahead, ridden by Christopher Read.
Photo: Tracy A. Woodward, Washington Post
Tagged: Fauquier County, horses, Virginia Gold Cup
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