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Snap: Turkey Vultures at Foxfield
Published on Sep 28th, 2009
1 comments Turkey vultures enjoy the leftovers of the tailgating scene at the Foxfield Races on Sunday at 4:58pm. And then they took flight.
Reined in: Wasted Wahoos risk Foxfield's license
Published on Apr 24th, 2003
0 comments Foxfield president Benjamin Dick has a problem with a recent Daily Progress headline that reads, "ABC reaches agreement with Foxfield." "That never happened," says Dick. "We were ordered to do it......
Revoked: Foxfield license down to wire
Published on Apr 17th, 2003
0 comments When Foxfield president Benjamin Dick learned that the racing association's ABC license had been put on probation for 18 months, he thought his longstanding dispute with the Virginia Alcoholic...
Plane pasture: From aviation to steeplechase
Published on Dec 18th, 2002
0 comments Early in the 20th century, a horse trying to graze on the property now owned by the Foxfield Racing Association likely would have been buzzed by a newfangled flying machine. Charlottesville's first...
MADD v. Foxfield: Liquor license in limbo thanks to boozin' Wahoos
Published on Dec 18th, 2002
0 comments It's become a University of Virginia rite of spring: Young gentlemen don a tie, ladies put on a spring frock and hat, then they head to Foxfield and get trashed. That tradition of properly attired...
A day at the races
Published on Apr 25th, 2002
0 comments Twice a year, in the spring and fall, all eyes in Albemarle County turn toward Foxfield. Whether you opt for staying at home and avoiding the mad rush to the races or you plan your picnic menu weeks...