Point-to-Point races in Rapp are approaching

The Rappahannock Hunt Pointto-Point horse race is scheduled to take place this weekend on Saturday, March 5. Gates for the event, which will be located at 13257 Durantes Curve in Boston, open at 10 a.m. and the first race is set to begin at 1 p.m.

Online general admission ticket sales have closed, but they can be purchased for $10 at the door.

For more information, visit rappahannockhunt.com

The Old Dominion Hounds (ODH) Point-to-Point horse race is scheduled to be at historic Ben Venue Farm near Flint Hill on April 9. Races will start at 12 p.m. for the first of eight of them which will be over hurdles and timber and on the turf.

A side-saddle race kicks off the program; kids' stick pony races run between the feature events. Horsemen consider the ODH races a well-timed tune-up for horses aimed at the lucrative Middleburg Spring Races on April 23 and the Virginia Gold Cup on May 7, according to a news release from ODH Honorary Secretary Betsy Burke Parker.

Railside tailgate parking spaces and hillside tents are available for purchase, and general admission tickets will be sold this year for the first time since 2019.

The Old Dominion Hounds club was established in 1924, making it one of the oldest fox hunt clubs in the nation. The kennels are in Orlean, with hunt territory stretching from Marshall in Fauquier County to Flint Hill in Rappahannock County.

Text or call (540) 270-3585 for reserved parking. Log onto centralentryoffice.com for entry details and directions. ODH hosts a hunter pace event April 10 at the hunter trial field in Orlean. Spectators can attend the hunter pace for free.