Freckles, a four-year-old hound, has participated in the Parade of Hounds at the Foxfield Fall Races for the past three years. Towards the end of the parade he gets distracted with the smell of the foods and has to be called back.
Hounds wait inside a trailer before the Parade of Hounds at 9:30 a.m. during the Foxfield Fall Races on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Albemarle County, Va. The parade is part of the event’s traditional hunt-related festivities.
A trainer spends a quiet moment with his horse before getting dressed in traditional red attire ahead of the Foxfield Fall Races on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Albemarle County, Va.
Hounds parade around the track at the start of the fall Foxfield Races in Charlottesville, Va., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, walking together along the course as part of the opening festivities for the annual steeplechase event.
A bugler sounds a call signaling jockeys to make their way to the starting line before a race at the Foxfield Fall Races.
Jockeys ride their horses toward the starting line after being saddled before a race.
A jockey riding horse No. 8 removes his saddle and walks back to the tent after completing the second race of the Foxfield Fall Races on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Albemarle County, Va.
Tommy, 6, watches a race with his family from beneath the observation tower during the Foxfield Fall Races.
Two jockeys and a trainer watch as riders approach the finish of a race.
Jockeys guide their horses over a hurdle, kicking dirt and mud into the air during the Foxfield Fall Races on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Albemarle County, Va.
Covered in mud, rain and sweat, Jockeys remove their saddles and return to their tents to rest between races.
Benji, 3, plays with a green toy tractor in the children's tent as jockeys and horses prepare for the Foxfield Fall Races.
Watson, 4, rides a horse along a path near the children's tent during.
Two jockeys lead the field as the second race gets underway during the Foxfield Fall Races on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Albemarle County, Va.
Children race with stick horses across the track between steeplechase races during the Foxfield Fall Races.
Horses are doused with buckets of water to help cool them down and rinsed with hoses to remove mud after racing.
The announcer watches the races from the observation tower at Foxfield Races in Charlottesville, Va.
Jockeys aboard horses No. 8 and No. 6 race across the course during the Foxfield Fall Races in Charlottesville, Va., Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026.
Horses are doused with buckets of water to help cool them down and rinsed with hoses to remove mud after racing at the Foxfield Fall Races on Sunday, Oct. 4, 2026, in Albemarle County, Va.