Old Dominion Hounds
The annual Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point is slated April 8 at Ben Venue Farm in Ben Venue. Post time is 12 p.m. for the first of at least eight races over hurdles, over timber and on the turf. A sighthound lure coursing event begins at 11 a.m. Gates open at 10 a.m.
Though ODH is currently kenneled on Henchman’s Lea Farm near Orlean, the original ODH kennels was at the intersection of Crest Hill Road and North Poes Road in Flint Hill, and more than half the club’s hunting territory is in Rappahannock County. Some ODH territory is shared with Rappahannock Hunt.
Admission options range from general admission to railside tailgate reserved spaces. Ticket information is available by calling 540-270-7353. More details on the Old Dominion Hounds is on their website: olddominionhounds.weebly.com.