Official Swearing-In of Army Recruits to Take Place at International Steeplechase Race Day

42^nd Annual Marion du Pont Scott

COLONIAL CUP

International Steeplechase Race Day

and special

“Saluting Our Military”

Saturday, November 19, 2011

Schedule of Events

 9:00 am          Gates Open at Springdale Race Course

                        Registration begins for Terrier Races (Infield)

 9:30 am          Practice races begin for Terrier Races (Infield)

11:00 am         Pre-Race Show begins – Second year at the Colonial Cup

                        “America the Beautiful”, “America”, and “You Raise Me Up” (Winner’s Circle in

                        front of Grandstand) 

Color Guard – Lugoff-Elgin Colonial Color Guard (on race course in front of

                        Grandstand)

11:10am          Official Renaming of Springdale Race Course to Camp Springdale in honor of our

                        Military (on race course in front of Grandstand)

11:15am          Official Swearing-In Ceremony of US Army Recruits (on race course in front of Grandstand), conducting ceremony is Major General James M. Milano, Commanding General, United States Army Training Center and Fort Jackson

                        Special Guest Master Sgt John Baker, Medal of Honor Recipient

11:25 am         Announcement of inaugural annual Major General Baron de Kalb Service Award

                        winner (in Winner’s Circle in front of Grandstand)

11:40 am         Carolina Skydiving Team jumps the course in front of Grandstand with

                        three American flags – two 500 sq ft flags and one gigantic 1,500 sq ft flag

11:45 am         Renaissance Vocal Group performs a Medley of Patriotic Songs, including

                        Armed Forces Medley – Renaissance Vocal Group (Winner’s Circle in front of

                        Grandstand)

11:55 am         The National Anthem sung by TBA (Winner’s Circle in front of Grandstand)

12:00 pm         Horses arrive in the Saddling Paddock for the First Race

12:30 pm         Post time for the 1^st Race; there will be 6 races, which will be run approx.

                        35 - 40 minutes apart. The Colonial Cup is the fourth race on the card; post time

                        will be approximately 2:15 pm

Infield Activities: 

Jack Russell Terrier races, Carousel, Mule Wagon Rides, Pony Rides, American Flag

Coloring mural where adults and children alike can leave their thank yous to our troops (after the

Colonial Cup the mural will be sent to our military), Blue Star Moms volunteers staffing the

mural tent, Buffalo Soldiers, face painting, military equipment display including Dale Earnhardt

Jr. Race show car and Humvees provided by SC National Guard, Half-Track from the WWII

Normandy D-Day Invasion provided by Celebrate Freedom, Concessions

Grandstand:  Paddock Shoppes retail village, Concessions (behind Grandstand and

beside Paddock)