Virginia Derby: Lukas hopes American Promise ready to deliver
Octogenarian trainer D. Wayne Lukas hopes formerly “big, awkward teenager” American Promise is ready to step forward in Saturday’s Virginia Derby.
Read MorePosted by Nick Hahn | Mar 11, 2025 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, Virginia, Virginia Racing |
Octogenarian trainer D. Wayne Lukas hopes formerly “big, awkward teenager” American Promise is ready to step forward in Saturday’s Virginia Derby.
Read MorePosted by Nick Hahn | Mar 7, 2025 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, Virginia, Virginia Racing |
The March 15 Virginia Derby is a bit of a different beast, both from what the Virginia Derby has been and from other Kentucky Derby preps.
Read MorePosted by Nick Hahn | Feb 21, 2025 | Breaking, Business, Bylined Other, Virginia, Virginia Business |
A bill that would have swept racing regulation out of the Virginia Racing Commission and under a new Gaming Commission appears dead.
Read MorePosted by Nick Hahn | Jan 27, 2025 | Breaking, Business, Bylined Other, Virginia, Virginia Business |
A proposal to shift oversight of HHR from the Virginia Racing Commission to a new gaming commission has racing interests concerned for the future.
Read MorePosted by Nick Hahn | Sep 10, 2024 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Features, Virginia, Virginia Racing |
Jockey Manny Franco’s talents were on full display Saturday at Colonial Downs, as he won seven races and nearly swept the track’s six stakes.
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