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Follow Our 2018 Race Day Sponsors

the 24th Fund

Buttonwood / Sycamore Farms

Exelon

Michael and Anne Moran

Otto’s BMW

Perdue

Sam Slater & Lornie Forbes

A Steeplechase Friend

Stewart and Liz Strawbridge

Wilmington Trust

Brown Advisory
fly Advanced
Herr’s
Hickman Sanitation Service / A Anchor Toilets Portable
Kookaburra Foundation
The Matt Fetick Real Estate Group
Salesianum School
Schorn Construction
Victoria Dickinson & Associates
Abarta Coca Cola Beverages
Atlantic Tractor
Cadawalader & Associates, Inc.
Lamb McErlane PC
Landhope Farms
Last Chance Garage
Lindsay Construction
Roots Landscaping
George Strawbridge
Sugartown Veterinary Hospital
Trash Tech
TSI Home Improvements
Weymouth, Swayze & Corroon
The Whip Tavern

County Lines Magazine

Delaware Today

East Coast Equestrian

FIG

Horse of Delaware Online

The Hunt Magazine

Main Line Today

Mid-Atlantic Horse

Mission

The Willowdale Steeplechase is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization based in Kennett Square, PA. Our mission is to raise funds for two world class organizations, The Stroud Water Research Center and The University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine’s New Bolton Center, which work to support and sustain life on the planet through clean water research and the advancement of veterinary excellence.

Event Schedule

  • The 30th Anniversary Running of the Willowdale Steeplechase is Saturday May 13, 2023
  • Races run rain or shine.
  • 10 a.m. - Gates open. Welcome
  • 10:30 a.m. - Jack Russell Terrier Races
  • 11:30 a.m. - Pony Races
  • Noon - Judging begins for Tailgate, Hat and Best-Dressed Contest.
  • 12:30 p.m. - National Anthem
  • 1 p.m. - First race: Apprentice Rider Hurdle: Liam Magee Apprentice Rider Race
  • 1:30 p.m. - Second race: Maiden Claiming Hurdle: The Folly
  • 2 p.m. - Third race: Ratings Handicap Hurdle: The Rose Tree Cup
  • 2:30 p.m. - Fourth race: Amateur Timber Stakes: The Buttonwood/Sycamore Farms Willowdale Steeplechase Stakes
  • 3 p.m. - Fifth race: Maiden Timber: The Landhope Cup
  • 3:30 p.m. - Sixth race: Amateur Apprentice Timber: The Marshall W. Jenney Memorial Foxhunter’s Chase
  • 5:30 p.m. - Gates close.

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