Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SUNDAY, June 19, 1994 TAG: 9406170256
SECTION: HORSE SHOW PAGE: HS-4 EDITION: METRO
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Largest multi-breed, indoor Class A show in Virginia
TOTAL SPECTATORS EXPECTED: 35,000
CLASSES: 368
HORSES EXPECTED: 1,000 (Hackney, hunter, jumper, harness, American saddlebred, roadster, racking, western)
BEGINS: 8 a.m. Monday
ENDS: June 26, with the $75,000 Rolex Grand Prix of Roanoke, which begins at 2 p.m.
BENEFITS: Community projects of the Junior League of Roanoke Valley and the Roanoke Valley Horsemen's Association, the two groups that organize the annual show. Contributions have averaged $70,000.
SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS: Pony rides, petting zoo, Jack Russell terrier races, "One-Arm Bandit" rodeo entertainer, exhibits, vendors.
TICKETS: Available through the Salem Civic Center Box Office, (703) 375-3004 or (800) 288-2111. Monday-Thursday morning sessions, free; Monday-Thursday evenings, $5 adults, $3 children (12 and under); Friday morning, $3; Friday evening, $10 adults, $5 children; Saturday morning, $3; Saturday evening, $12 adults, $7 children; Sunday, Rolex Grand Prix of Roanoke, $15 and $12 for adults, $15 and $7 for children.
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