OF NOTE

• Race Dates
• Carolina Cup:
• Sat, March 28, 2009
• Sat, March 27, 2010
• Colonial Cup:
• Sun, November 16, 2008
• Sun, November 15, 2009
• Colonial Cup Tickets Mailed by
• Friday, October 31, 2008
• Videos
• Watch video of all our races at youtube.com
• Results
• Cup Results
• Cup Week
• Activities in Camden the week of the races
• Steeplechase
• Glossary Racing terms and Interesting facts
• Map
• Map of the Springdale Race Course Parking & Entrance Gates

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Hospitality Tents

About Us

The Carolina Cup, established in 1930, is South Carolina's largest social sporting event. "The Cup" draws over 65,000 fans to mingle in a sea of fashions and savor sumptuous tailgate picnics.

The Colonial Cup established in 1970 is "Where Winners Become Champions". The final race-meeting on the national tour draws the best American steeplechase horses, trainers, jockeys, and owners competing for national championship titles.

Carolina Cup - Colonial Cup Facts

Site	Springdale Race Course - Camden, South Carolina
Dates	Colonial Cup: November 19, 2006 - Carolina Cup: March 31, 2007
Attendance	Carolina Cup: 65, 000+ spectators - Colonial Cup: 15,000 spectators
Sanction	The Carolina Cup is sanctioned by the National Steeplechase Association located in Fair Hill, Maryland
Participants	The best of American steeplechase horse racing, including the 2005 National Champion Jody Petty, 2005 National Champion Trainer Sanna Hendriks, 2004 National Steeplechase Association Horse of the year Sur La Tete, 2004 Eclipse Award winner Hirapour, and 2005 Horse of the Year and Eclipse Award winner McDynamo.
About the NSA Circuit	The Carolina Cup is one stop on a tour of 40 Steeplechase Horse Races held in 12 states throughout the March through November racing season.
Media Coverage	The Springdale Race Course race-meetings attract television coverage from every corner of the state of South Carolina, also from Charlotte, North Carolina, and into Georgia. SCETV broadcasts live, a one hour show airing live on both ETV and The South Carolina Network. The Carolina Cup and the Colonial Cup both receive a wide reach of national print media, Television Broadcasting, Radio Broadcasting, and extensive attention on the world wide web, including The New York Times, Southern Living Magazine, The Travel Channel, The John Boy and Billy Radio Show, YahooSports.com, FoxSports.com, and CBSSportsLine.com
Mean Age	35
Gender	51% Men, 4% Women
Total Purse Money	Carolina Cup: $137,000, Colonial Cup: $251,000, Annually: $388,000
Founders	Harry D. Kirkover of upstate New York built and ran the Springdale Race Course facility while Ernest L. Woodward of Jell-O Company financed it. Colonial Cup founder Marion duPont Scott of the DuPont fortune purchased the facility in 1954. Upon her death, the property was bequeathed to the State of South Carolina to be used soley for equine purposes.
Community Involvement	The Camden and Kershaw County community has been committed to the Carolina Cup since its establishment in the 1930's. Our race-meetings depend on the over 100 volunteers that have worked at "The Cup" for decades. Carolina Cup Racing Association is a not-for-profit organization that donates annually to our primary charities: Kershaw County Medical Center, The Junior Welfare League of Camden and the Camden Jaycees.

Audience Profile

The Steeplechase Races at Springdale Race Course let you connect with your primary customers.

Carolina Cup patrons attend the races year after year and are very satisfied with overall value and entertainment. They enjoy the event immensely and therefore transfer the positive association to the event's sponsors.
Our Carolina Cup patrons are split equally between the genders with a Mean age of 35. The vast majority are from the Carolinas and travel within 70 miles to get to Springdale Race Course. 1/3 of Carolina Cup attendees have a household income of $120,000 or more.

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