CORPORATE
TENTS
E
(Up to 300 guests) –$16,000 ($4,521
charitable deduction)
Includes 40'x40' tent on Members Hill
with a 10'x10' attached catering tent,
16'x40' picket fenced terrace, 6
umbrella tables, 6- 3' round tables,
3-8' rectangular tables, 6-2' round
pedestal tables, 3-5 round tables, 72
chairs, 1 Closed Circuit TV, 2 portable
restrooms, and 150 official race
programs. Tickets include 300 Members
Hill badges, 15 Members Hill car passes,
25 VIP car passes, and 110 General car
passes. Catering not included. For all
your catering needs, please call the
exclusive Members Hill Caterer, Grand
Cuisine (202) 637-4926
E
(Up to 200 guests) – $11,000 ($3,035
charitable deduction)
Includes 30'x30' tent on Members Hill
with a 10'x10' attached catering tent,
16'x30' picket fenced terrace, 4
umbrella tables, 6-3' round tables, 2-8'
rectangular tables, 4-2' round pedestal
tables, 2-5 round tables, 48 chairs, 1
Closed Circuit TV, 1 portable restroom,
and 100 official race programs. Tickets
include 200 Members Hill badges, 10
Members Hill car passes, 15 VIP car
passes, and 75 General car passes.
Catering not included. For all your
catering needs, please call the
exclusive Members Hill Caterer, Grand
Cuisine (202) 637-4926
(Up to 100 guests)– $7,500 ($2,005
charitable deduction)
Includes 20'x20' tent on Members Hill
with a 10'x10' attached catering tent,
16'x20' picket fenced terrace, 2
umbrella tables, 3-3' round tables, 2-8'
rectangular tables, 2-2' round pedestal
tables, 32 chairs, 1 Closed Circuit TV,
and 50 official race programs. Tickets
include 100 Members Hill badges, 5
Members Hill car passes, 45 General car
passes. Catering not included. For all
your catering needs, please call the
exclusive Official Members Hill Caterer,
Grand Cuisine (202) 637-4926
(Up to 30 guests) – $3,500 ($1,003
charitable deduction)
Includes 15'x15' tent on North Members
Hill, affording a view of the North end
of the racecourse, with an 8'x15' picket
fenced terrace, 2-3' round tables, 2-6'
rectangular tables, 16 chairs, and 15
official race programs. Tickets include
30 Members Hill badges, 3 Members Hill
car passes and 12 North General car
passes. Catering not included. For all
your catering needs, please call the
exclusive Members Hill Caterer, Grand
Cuisine (202) 637-4926
(Up to 20 guests) – $5,500 ($1,082
charitable deduction)
Includes a private 16'x20' skybox under
tent on Members Hill overlooking the
racecourse with 16'x20' private terrace,
2-4' round table, 20 chairs and two
benches, fully catered luncheon by Grand
Cuisine with all day open bar. Color
television featuring the closed circuit
program of the day's activities and
races. Tickets include 20 Skybox
ribbons, 10 Members Hill car passes and
10 complimentary race programs.
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RAILSIDE
TENTS
Railside
Party Tents offer up close viewing where
you will feel the thundering hooves of
horses as they race by your party.
Located off Members Hill, each tent
accommodates up to 100 guests. There are
a variety of ways to arrange your
Railside Tent party. Be sure to visit
our Party Planning page.
(Up to 100
guests*) – North or South $2,800 ($763
charitable deduction)
Includes 20’x20’ tent on racecourse
rail with 8' x 20' picketed patio in
front of the tent and a 16' x 20'
picketed patio behind; Please specify
North or South. Tickets include 25
Reserved Rail car passes, or up to two
Bus Passes (you may trade 10 car passes
per bus pass) admitting all passengers
AND 2 Service Vehicle passes. Vans,
limos or buses must have proper parking
pass for admittance! Bring your own food
and refreshments, or select an official
caterer from the IGC 2007 list of
licensed caterers. If you purchase more
than one Railside Party Tent, you must
order VGCA security.
(up to 25
Guests) – North or South $975 ($233
charitable deduction)
Rail 4 Tent includes 15’x15’ tent on
Rail 4. North tent includes one Reserved
Rail car pass, 3 General car passes, and
6 Members Hill badges; South tent
includes 2 Reserved Rail car pass, 2
General car passes, and 6 Members Hill
badges.
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CATERING
The Virginia Gold Cup Association is
pleased to provide the following
selection of outstanding caterers
licensed to serve food and beverage at
the International Gold Cup. Menu links
for each caterer are provided below.
For detailed menus, pricing, etc…
please contact the individual official
caterer.
All
tents on Members Hill are required to
use Grand Cuisine, or, guests may
“self-cater” which means, they
personally bring and serve their own
food and beverage in their tent.
Railside tent members are also welcome
to use Grand Cuisine for all their
catering needs. Please contact:
All Railside tents must use either Grand
Cuisine, or a caterer from the following
list. No outside caterers will be
permitted to the grounds. Like Members
Hill tent members, Railside tent members
may “self-cater” which means, they
personally bring and serve their own
food and beverage in their tent.
Mrs. Jen Kitner
5305 Marriott Lane
Hume, VA 22639
(540) 364-2627
Click
here to view Fairfield Farm's menu
jkitner@marriottranch.com
Ms. Jane Marie Alfaro
8004-A Alban Road
Springfield, VA 22150
703.451.2798
Jane
R&R Catering
Click
here to view R&R Catering's menu
Mr. Mark S. Smith
9236 Tournament Drive
Warrenton, VA 20186
(540) 347-1212
Click here to view Legends'
Menu
Gentry Catering Services, LLC
Mr. Edwin Gentry
138 North Main Street, #101
Culpeper, VA 22701
(540)825-1110
Click here to
view Gentry Catering's Menu
efgentry@aol.com
Flowers
are the finishing touch to your Gold Cup
party table. Floral arrangements may be
ordered for delivery to your tent or
seated box by calling, or email:
Kenny Pinard
Grand Floral & Design
1000 H St NW
Washington DC 20001
(202) 637-4783
fax (202) 624-8077
kpinard@hyatt.com
Miller
Brewing Co. is the Official Beer of the
2008 Virginia Gold Cup Races. To read
more of Miller brands please click
here for full descriptions of Miller
beers.
Official
Spirits of the 2008 Virginia Gold Cup
Races are
Woodford Reserve
Bourbon,
Finlandia Vodka
and
Jack Daniels.
The
signature cocktail for this year is the
WOODFORD MINT JULEP,
click here
for the recipe.
Official
Wines and Champagne of the 2008 Virginia
Gold Cup Races are
Bonterra,
Little Black Dress
Wines, and
Korbel.
To finish off your race day menu, try Chef Mark Williams' Race Day Pie recipe which uses Woodford Reserve Bourbon to add fabulous favor to a very traditional sweet.
Click
here to view the recipe.
Bagged ice
can be delivered directly to your tent or
seated box by contacting Reddy Ice at:
1-800-777-2180 or by fax at 304-267-4415.
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Click here to download our order form for
all your ice needs
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EQUIPMENT
For your
convenience, tables and chairs for your
tent or box may be rented from:
Capital
Party Rentals
44232 Mercure Circle
Dulles, VA 20166
Phone: 703-661-8290 ext. 2803
Cell: 571-437-5108
Fax: 703-661-8239
No other
equipment rental company will be permitted
on the grounds of Great Meadow for the
Virginia and International Gold Cup Races.
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Click here to download our order form for
all your party rental needs
While
public facilities are available, private
portable restroom(s) may only be rented
for Reserved Tent Spaces (either Members
Hill or Railside Party tents). Ample
public facilities are available for
North/South Rail Reserved Car spaces and
General Admission guests free of charge.
Please don't forget to bring a padlock and
key for your rented unit - this will be
the only way to control access to your
unit.
To arrange
for your personal portable restroom,
please contact:
Keauna Saunders
Don's Johns, Inc.
42630 John Mosby Highway
Chantilly, VA 20152
Phone: 703-273-7100
Fax: 703-991-3002
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Click here to download the Don's Johns
order form
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Click here to download the Official Race
Program order form
::
Click here to download the Security
Officer Order Form
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PRE-RACE
ORDER FORM