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G&G Tent at the Foxfield Spring Races

On April 25, 2015, Garden & Gun hosted its very own tent at the Foxfield Spring Races in Charlottesville, Virginia. Readers from around the country joined G&G for a day-long event consisting of live music, cocktails, Southern fare, and exclusive views of the races from South Hill.

Special thanks to The Foxfield Racing Association.

May 7, 2015

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Guests from Washington, D.C., pose inside the G&G tent.

Photo: Tom McGovern

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A guest dons his race day best.

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A Bloody Mary from the Bloody Mary bar.

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Guests enjoy light refreshments and live music from Nashville’s Young America.

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John David Hunter and G&G’s Jennifer Griffith.

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Young America’s Taylor Alexander and Drew Kohl.

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The steeplechase begins.

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Guests Mike Madalon and Scott Kramer enjoy the steeplechase with Bloody Marys in hand.

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The Gilman family enjoys the races.

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Guests don their race day best under the tent.

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A guest enjoys the race.

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Pre-race pulled pork sliders.

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Despite the rain, guests stay dry under the tent.

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Waiting for the races to begin.

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Awaiting the races.

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Enjoying cocktails under the G&G tent.

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Race day cookies prepared by Charlottesville’s One Creative Cookie.

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Taylor Alexander plays for the crowd.

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Guests stay dry under the G&G tent.

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Placing orders at the Bloody Mary bar.

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Guests Mike Madalon, John David Hunter, and Tamara Alcalde stay dry with G&G’s Meghan Kelleher, Jennifer Griffith, and Margaret Houston.

Photo: Tom McGovern

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Race views from the South Hill.

Photo: Tom McGovern

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