COCKEYSVILLE, Md.--The Foxhall Farm Cup Team Chase, on March 17 in Cockeysville opens the local point-to-point and steeplechase spring season.

A point-to-point field
In the Fastest Time competition, there are seven teams from Elkridge-Harford Hunt, six teams from Green Spring Valley Hounds, and one team each from Cheshire Hounds and Piedmont Hounds.

In the Average Time competition, there are eight teams from Green Spring Valley, five teams from Cheshire, three from Elkridge-Harford and one from Mt. Carmel Hounds.

Both competitions will be run over a flagged course of about four miles.

Mr. Stewart's Cheshire Foxhounds Point to Point will be held March 31 at Plantation Field in Unionville with a full card of timber races including three national Steeplechase Association sanctioned timber races, a side saddle race and pony races.

The timber races include an open race for amateur riders at 12:00 PM, followed by  amateur apprentice, maiden and novice races, followed by the side saddle race and two flat races.

 

THE CHESHIRE races are scheduled to be live streamed by the NSA.

Visit Cheshire's website for tickets.

Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point will be held Sunday, April 7 at the H.E. Myrick Conservation Center on Route 842 in West Chester.

The Junior Field Master Chase is at 12 Noon, followed by four pony races on the flat as well as a stick pony race.

At 1:45, jump races begin with a ladies’ Race followed by amateur apprentice, novice and open timber and concluding with the side saddle Race at 3:45.

Brandywine Hills is also scheduled to be live streamed.

Contact Betsy @ This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or 610-793-1090.

Visit www.brandywineredclay.org for more information.

The Mount Harmon Wicomico Point-to-Point on April 14 in Earleville, Md.  concludes the Delaware Valley Point-to-Point series.

Wicomico includes pony races, a Junior Field Master Chase and four timber races, a maiden,, ladies, amateur apprentice and open, followed by a flat race.

For race information, contact Brooke Boyer, 302-530-6975, or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For more information, visit www.mountharmon.org, or call 410-275-8819 or go to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

All Horses in all four of these races are awarded points in the Delaware Valley Point-to-Point series.

Championships are awarded in novice, ladies and open races as well as a leading trainer.

Willowdale Steeplechase on May 11 in Kennett Square, Pa., opens the local sanctioned steeplechase season.

Willowdale features three courses set on its rolling turf: The first three hurdle races of the day are run over National fences.

The feature stakes race is run over solid post and rail fences (timber) and European style hedges, open ditches and water jumps.

New this year is a second timber course consisting of leaning timber rails set in front of natural edges creating an inviting fence for the horses.

Willowdale will be live streamed.

Contact: Andrea Collins, Race Director, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. 610-220-3742.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit www.willowdale.org