Sunday, May 8, 2022
Jim Graham
10:30 A.M. Gates open.
Race Raffle: Place a $5 wager on a winning horse for a chance to win $500. Sponsored by Draper & Kramer Mortgage, Inc.
Marketplace: Shop for hats, clothing, jewelry, accessories and more!
Winterthur Hunt: Enjoy special activities, crafts and contests provided by community organizations.
Keystone Region Rolls-Royce Owners’ Club Antique Auto Display
11:45 A.M. Delaware State Police Pipes and Drums
NOON: Alison Hershbell Pony Races
12:30 P.M. Parade of River Hills Foxhounds
1 P.M. George A. “Frolic” Weymouth Antique Carriage Parade
1:30 P.M. Tailgate Picnic Competition Presentation | Stick Horse Races (ages 4 and under)
1:50 P.M. National Anthem (sung by Rebecca Gasperetti)
2 P.M. First race: Isabella du Pont Sharp Memorial Maiden Timber Race ($20,000 purse).
2:15 P.M. Stick Horse Races (ages 5–7)
2:30 P.M. Second race: Winterthur Bowl Open Timber Stakes ($25,000 purse)
2:45 P.M. Stickhorse races (ages 8–10)
3 P.M. Third race: Vicmead Plate Amateur Apprentice Timber Race in honor of Louis “Paddy” Neilson III ($15,000 purse).
3:30 P.M. Fourth race: Middletown Cup Amateur Training Flat Race.
3:45 P.M. Presentation of the Greta Brown Layton Trophy.
4 P.M. Gates close.
Schedule subject to change. 5101 Kennett Pike, Wilmington.
2022 Saturday, May 14, 2022
Jim Graham
10 A.M. Gates open. Welcome and announcements.
10:30 A.M. Jack Russell Terrier Races
11:30 A.M. Pony Races
NOON Judging begins for Tailgate, Hat and Best-Dressed Contest.
12:45 P.M. National Anthem
1 P.M. First race: Apprentice Rider Hurdle: Liam Magee SOTA Apprentice Rider Race (12:30 p.m. paddock time).
1:30 P.M. Second race: Maiden Claiming Hurdle: The Folly (1 p.m. paddock time)
2 P.M. Third race: Ratings Handicap Hurdle: The Rose Tree Cup (1:30 p.m. paddock time)
2:30 P.M. Fourth race: Timber Stakes: The Buttonwood/Sycamore Farms Willowdale Steeplechase Stakes (2 p.m. paddock time)
3 P.M. Fifth race: Maiden Timber: The Landhope Cup (2:30 p.m. paddock time)
3:30 P.M. Sixth race: Apprentice Rider Timber: The Marshall W. Jenney Memorial Foxhunter’s Chase (3 p.m. paddock time)
5:30 P.M. Gates close.
101 E. Street Road, Kennett Square, Pa.
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Photo by Bob Plant
9 A.M. Gates open.
NOON Mounted Color Guard of the First Troop Philadelphia City Calvary and the National Anthem (sung by the Orpheus Club of Philadelphia)
12:30 P.M. The Katherine W. Illoway Invitational Sidesaddle Race
1:30 P.M. First race: The Milfern Cup
2:05 P.M Second race: The Thompson Memorial Steeplechase
2:20 P.M. Carriage Parade
2:45 P.M. Third race: The Radnor Hunt Cup
3 P.M. Parade of the Radnor Hunt Foxhounds
3:15 P.M. Fourth race: The National Hunt Cup
3:50 P.M. Fifth race: The Henry Collins
826 Providence Road, Malvern, Pa.
Related: An Inside Look at the History of the Races in and Around Delaware