Middleburg Spring Races In Full Color

Middleburg Spring Races In Full Color

Blue Skies Ahead by Linda Vorath

Step Lively by Sam Robinson

Back Stage At Glenwood Park by Sam Robinson

Since 1911, the Middleburg Spring Races has been a tradition for those devoted to the sport of jump racing. This year, there will be seven races at Glenwood Park on Saturday, April 22 offering $190,000 in purses.

Spectators can view the full course and one of the most prestigious races will be the $75,000 Temple Gwathmey graded stakes hurdle. For this, the horses will encounter a diverse course of ditches, brush, timber, coops, hedges and hurdles. Jockeys in vibrant silks, ladies in their new spring dresses and owners in their lucky caps and fancy hats will add to the ambience.

Meanwhile, artist Linda Vorath will be on hand to capture it all on canvas as she works en plein air. Her splendid paintings are filled with sentiment and sensation such as “Blue Skies Ahead” which captures three horses, their riders and grooms as they leave the paddock at Glenwood and step out on to the sweeping course. For anyone who has ever attended these races, it invokes an enduring image.

To see more of her lovely original artwork, exhibition history, affiliations and exhibition history go to: LindaVolrath.com

Sam Robinson is an Equine Sporting Artist in the tradition of Alfred Munnings, Franklin Voss and many other painters who make horses, hounds and country life their primary subjects. His home and studio are in the Greenspring Valley of north Baltimore County, an easy drive from to the rural courses that host timber racing in the region. He paints in a fluent representational style using gouache field studies and photo references to create his larger studio oils.

His painting, “Step Lively” depicts a woman in a blue coat in the Middleburg paddock, For those familiar with the players in this horse game, there is no doubt of the identity of this woman. Details: samrobinsonfineart.com.

Post time is 1 p.m. Details: middleburgspringraces.com