▁the ▁Fox field ▁R aces ▁hold ▁a ▁“ black ▁tie ” ▁event ▁the ▁evening ▁before ▁the ▁big ▁race . ▁The ▁event ▁supports ▁local ▁char ities . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁benef ici ary , ▁for ▁example , ▁was ▁the ▁Ron ald ▁Mc Donald ▁House ▁of ▁Char l ott es ville . ▁The ▁event ▁took ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁“ Sum o ▁G ala ." ▁Complete ▁with ▁ 1 2 - world ▁class ▁Sum o ▁wrest lers ▁from ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Sum o ▁Confeder ation , ▁the ▁tournament ▁was ▁mode led ▁after ▁a ▁Las ▁Veg as - style ▁box ing ▁match . ▁Instead ▁of ▁the ▁usual ▁dinner ▁and ▁dance , ▁the ▁evening ▁was ▁filled ▁with ▁a ▁s ush i ▁fe ast ▁and ▁au ction . ▁ ▁Fall ▁races : ▁family ▁week end ▁Each ▁fall ▁the ▁Fox field ▁R aces ▁holds ▁a ▁fall ▁race ▁and ▁family ▁week end . ▁The ▁fall ▁races ▁sees ▁an ▁attend ance ▁of ▁around ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 ▁people ▁year , ▁a ▁number ▁small ▁in ▁comparison ▁to ▁the ▁ 2 5 , 0 0 0 ▁that ▁attend ▁the ▁spring ▁race ▁each ▁year . ▁Family ▁week end ▁is ▁a ▁more ▁relax ed ▁atmosphere ▁than ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁spring ▁race . ▁The ▁activities ▁are ▁directed ▁toward ▁family ▁participation . ▁It ▁is ▁held ▁each ▁year ▁on ▁the ▁last ▁Sunday ▁of ▁September ▁and ▁benefits ▁a ▁local ▁organization . ▁Past ▁benef ici aries ▁include ▁the ▁Service ▁D ogs ▁of ▁Virginia ▁Foundation ▁and ▁the ▁Sh elter