A Look Back at the Virginia Gold Cup, Photos by Douglas Lees
Dr. Alfred C. Griffin (right), co-chair and vice president of the Virginia Gold Cup Association, and Dr. William H. Allison (left), president and co-chair of the Gold Cup.
Nick Arundel (middle left) and his mother, Marjorie Arundel (left), presenting the Gold Cup in 1978 to Don Yovanovich (right) and Mrs. Edgar Scott (middle right), owner of Navy Davy.
Rider and trainer Jack Fisher in the Winner’s Circle, 1998, after Saluter’s fifth and final Virginia Gold Cup win before retirement.
Nick Arundel (right) on his 1986 Gold Cup winner Sugar Bee hunting with Jackie O’Nassis (left) of Orange County Hounds.
1992 at Great Meadow, John Warner (right) with Sheila Fisher (left).
2007 Virginia Gold Cup presentation: Robert Duvall (left), rider Chip Miller (middle), and trainer Jack Fisher (right).
Terrier races at Great Meadow.
Find coverage of the 100th running of the Virginia Gold Cup in our June 2025 issue.