Great Meadow and the Great Meadow Foundation were founded and the land donated by news executive and philanthropist Arthur W. Arundel in 1982, when the Virginia Gold Cup lost its lease on Broadview Race Course in Warrenton, VA and needed a new location.
The Great Meadow and The Great Meadow Foundation were founded with land donated by news executive and benefactor Arthur W. Arundel in 1982. Following the loss of the Virginia Gold Cup's lease at Broadview Race Course in Warrenton, VA, a new location was necessary.