Point-to-Point race season is about to get underway with Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point Races
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- January 9, 2025
- By Staff Writers
The Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point is scheduled for Sunday, April 6.
Scarlet Davies aboard Brave Deacon over the stone wall in the Ladies Race in 2024 (Photo by Jim Graham)
This is the oldest point-to-point in the Delaware Valley and proceeds benefit the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance’s environmental education and watershed conservation programs.
The Presenting Sponsor is the Radnor Hunt Foxhunters & The Hounds Foundation.
Race day offers fun and exciting pony and horse races, a parade of foxhounds, antique cars and a children’s activities area.
The day begins with the Junior Field Master Chase at 12 Noon, followed by four pony races on the flat as well as bouncy pony races.
At 1:45 p.m., jump races begin with the Ladies’ Race followed by the Amateur Apprentice, Novice, Open and conclude with the Side Saddle Race at 3:45 PM.
Gates open at 11 a.m., off Route 842 with preferred parking at $60 near the finish line, and general admission parking for $25 per car.
Jockeys over the last fence at the 2024 Brandywine Hills Point-to-Point Races.( Photo By Jim Graham)
Cash only at the gate on race day for parking.
Refreshments will be available on-site for purchase from the Saloon 151 food truck.
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The bidding begins on Febr.23 and closes at 2 p.m., on race day.
Some of the auction items include a trip, artwork, restaurant certificates, jewelry and Devon Horse Show box seats.
The H.E. Myrick Conservation Center is the headquarters of the Brandywine Red Clay Alliance.
All smiles after getting his ribbon in the 2024 Leadline Pony Race. (Photo by Tisa Della-Volpe)The 318-acre property is located in Pocopson Township along Route 842, six miles west of West Chester and three miles east of Unionville.
Sponsorship opportunities are available.
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.
There's something for all agesand all disciplines.
Vendors will fill over 500 booths in the Expo Hall with an overwhelming selection of horse related merchandise for browsing and buying.
Theatre Equus will be held the evenings of Feb. 28 and March 1 starting at 8 p.m. in conjunction with the Expo.
They will negotiate a difficult set of obstacles that test athleticism, horsemanship and the communication and bond between horse and rider.
