the maryland hunt cup race is held at parole, maryland.
the maryland hunt cup race is held at parole, maryland.
where is the maryland hunt cup race held?
parole, maryland
two undefeated winners, jay trump (1963, 1964 and 1966) and ben nevis ii (1977, 1978), went on to win the grand national in england. both horses are in the hall of fame.









































the maryland hunt cup is four miles long with 22 timber fences. its permanent home is in worthington valley, maryland. the 2013 edition of the race was the 117th running of the maryland hunt cup. the race has been run each year since 1894, except for three years during the second world war, 1943 – 1945.
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during the 1960s, two horses dominated the maryland hunt cup, mountain dew and jay trump. in 1962 mountain dew won the race, only to finish second the following year to jay trump. in 1964, jay trump was a repeat winner and mountain dew was again second. in 1965, jay trump went to england and won the english grand national, which allowed mountain dew to regain his maryland hunt cup crown. jay trump returned to the maryland hunt cup in 1966 and won his third cup, mountain dew was runner-up again. jay trump was retired after his 1966 victory, which allowed mountain dew the opportunity to win his third cup in 1967, which he did. the rivalry between the two horses was not limited to the maryland hunt cup. mountain dew also won six grand national point to points (1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967 and 1968), jay trump was second to mountain dew in this race in 1963 and 1966. jay trump won the 1964 edition of the grand national point to point, mountain dew was third in that race. in the my lady's manor, the first of the three race timber series, jay trump won the 1964 and 1966 editions. in 1964 his rival, mountain dew, was second.
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