Morven Park Steeplechase

When: Saturday, Oct. 11, 2008, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Where: Morven Park Equestrian Event Center, Tutt Lane, Leesburg

Cost: Not available

Age limit: All ages

Categories: Other, Sports, Community

Description: It couldn’t be easier to experience this fine and fun sport, steeped in Virginia tradition! The races truly are for everyone with several ways to enjoy them. There are party or corporate tent packages at a variety of levels, and railside spots which allow race goers to tailgate. General admission tickets allow patrons to pack a picnic, and place a blanket or chair anywhere. The Morven Park Races welcomes families by devoting an entire area to them for their enjoyment - the Family Fun Fair!

Steeplechasing includes all the thrills and speed of horse racing at flat tracks. It mixes in the precision of jumping to create a hybrid not unlike hurdle events in track and field where the premium is on speed, but the concern is focused squarely on the jumps. The races are between two and four miles in length. The fences are man-made 52-inch hurdles called National Fences or timber jumps constructed of posts and rails at varying heights. Thoroughbred horses, almost all of them converted flat racers, compete in 12 states at 35 National Steeplechase Association stops and at some of the nation's finest racetracks.

Voted Loudoun County's Best Equestrian Event in "Leesburg Today" Best of Everything Poll. An exciting afternoon of horse racing and family fun.

Event Time: 11:00 a.m. gates open, 1:30 p.m. races start
Admission Fee/Ticket Price: $30/car and driver; $10/person general admission

Location: 41793 Tutt Lane, Leesburg, VA 20176

Phone: 703-777-2414

Website: www.morvenpark.org

Event posted: Oct. 14, 2008
Last updated: Oct. 14, 2008

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