10:30 am Gates Open
Join Our Stable: Free to play, StableDuel.com to WIN CASH PRIZES Free to play downloaded app. Select your stable of 10 horses until post time on Sunday, May 5. Races stream live on NationalSteeplechase.com. See page 16 for more details. Tailgate Competition: Display your best tailgate as the judges mix through the crowds searching for the 2024 Best Presented Tailgate! All tailgate parking spaces are eligible to win: the coveted Point-to-Point silver tray, round trip tickets from Avelo Airlines flying out of Wilmington ILG Airport, Cape May-Lewes Ferry vehicle ride tickets, a basket of congratulations from Bad Hombre Tequila, and a $200 SoDel gift card. Winners will be announced at 1:30 pm. Best Dressed from Head to Toe: Judges will comb the crowd looking for the Best Dressed from Head to Toe, who will win a Christine A. Moore Millinery 2024 hat or fascinator and a $500 gift card from the Wilmington Country Store. Rolls-Royce and Bentley Auto Display from Keystone Region Rolls- Royce Owners’ Club Winterthur Hunt & Canine Capers: Enjoy family activities, crafts, and contests (See map on page 12) Stick Horse Races: 1:30, 2:15, and 2:45 pm Marketplace: Shopping for Mother’s Day, upcoming graduations, birthdays, or a treat for yourself! Making Memories: Family and Children’s Photos: Remember race day with a complimentary digital file sized for sharing on social media taken by nationally accredited photographer Kirstie Donohue. High-quality digital files and prints available for purchase at kirstiedonohue.com.
11:45 am Delaware State Police Pipes and Drums 12:00 noon Alison Hershbell Pony Races 12:30 pm Parade of River Hills Foxhounds 1:00 pm George A. “Frolic” Weymouth Antique Carriage Parade 1:30 pm Tailgate Competition Winner Announced Stick Horse Race ages 4 and under 1:50 pm National Anthem sung by Rebecca Gasperetti 2:00 pm Races Begin!
Isabella du Pont Sharp Memorial Maiden Timber Race–$20,000 purse
2:15 pm Stick Horse Race ages 5–7
Best Dressed from Head to Toe Winner Announced by Lt. Governor Bethany Hall-Long
2:30 pm Winterthur Bowl
Maiden Timber Race–$25,000 purse
2:45 pm Stick Horse Race ages 8–10 3:00 pm Vicmead Plate
In honor of Louis “Paddy” Neilson III Amateur or Apprentice Rider Timber Race–$15,000 purse
3:30 pm Middletown Cup
Apprentice Rider Training Flat 3:45 pm Presentation of the Greta Brown Layton Trophy 4:00 pm Gates Close
Proceeds from Point-to-Point support environmental and land stewardship initiatives to care for, preserve, and protect the Winterthur garden and the woodlands, meadows, and wetland habitats that surround it—nearly 1,000 acres of conserved land. We are grateful to our visitors and event supporters and encourage you to come back and explore this beautiful Brandywine Valley preserve.
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