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Giddyup! Radnor Hunt Races aren’t going anywhere after all

May 20, 2026 / By Caroline O'Halloran / Leave a Comment /

After Brandywine Conservancy announced it would step away from operating the Radnor Hunt Races after 46 years, more than a few racegoers feared last Saturday’s 95th running might also be the last.

Who would take on such a sprawling, complicated event? And could one of the Main Line’s most cherished spring traditions survive the handoff?

Some quietly wondered whether the Races might go the way of the Academy Ball or the Vassar Show House — once beloved institutions faded into memory.

Well, fear not.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Brandywine Conservancy, janice murdoch, racing for open space, Radnor Hunt Races, radnor hunt racing committee, steeplechase racing, willistown conservation trust

Hold your horses! Longtime operator and beneficiary to pull out of Radnor Hunt Races

December 4, 2025 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

A seismic announcement from Brandywine Conservancy. The operator and sole beneficiary of Radnor Hunt Races for the last 45 years is moving on.

The 95th running of the Radnor Hunt Races on May 16, 2026 will be Brandywine’s last.

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Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Brandywine Conservancy, Radnor Hunt, Radnor Hunt Races, Radnor Races

Social Edition: Devon Horse Show (Hats! Art!), Radnor Hunt (More hats!), Perelman School, Wayne Art’s Plein Air, Shipley Gardens, Junior League, Art of Fashion, St. James & People’s Light

June 1, 2017 / By Caroline O'Halloran / /

Hatted hopefuls bling it on for “Jewels of Devon” Ladies Day contest

The gathering: Ladies paid $65 in advance, $80 at the door for light bites, live music, “Devontinis” and bubbly, and goody bags that included tickets to a long list of raffle prizes donated by Country Fair vendors. Just over 130 ticketholders picked up paddles to compete in the contest. A bit of a headache in recent years, party crashers were kept out by a barricade of picnic tables and volunteers checking wristbands.

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Filed Under: Savvy Social Tagged With: Abramson Cancer Center, Art of Fashion, Devon hat contest, Devon Horse Show, Devon Horse Show Ladies Day, fashion show, hat contest, hats, Junior League, Main Line, Main Line schools, Neiman Marcus, People's Light, Philly fights cancer, Plein Air Festival, Radnor Hunt Races, St. James School, Wayne Art Center

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