CHESHIRE: Side-saddle race at this year's event

The 71st running of the "Cheshire Races" will be held on Easter Sunday, March 27, at Plantation Field in Unionville. This year's races will have something new on the card: the Mrs. Miles B. Valentine Memorial Ladies Side Saddle Race. Among the participants, in addition to our local side-saddle enthusiasts, will be international competitor Susan Oakes. According to the press release, "A display of tradition, elegance and bravery, this year’s race is run in honor of Mrs. Miles B. Valentine, who graced many hunt fields with her style, grace and unmatched horsemanship."
Gates open at 10 a.m. After the pony races and the Junior Field Master Chase, the side-saddle race is schedule to start at 12:30 p.m., followed by the Heavyweight Race at 1 p.m., the novice race at 1:30, the open timber race (the Cheshire Bowl) at 2 p.m., the ladies' race at 2:30, the foxhunter's timber race at 3 and the flat race at 3:30.
Proceeds benefit the Cheshire Hunt Conservancy.