Evening NewsBrief: Breeders’ Cup notes and more
A Breeders' Cup favorite is scratched, plus news from around the mid-Atlantic, in the latest NewsBrief.-
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The good, the bad, and the ugly at Delaware Park
The just-completed Delaware Park meet was like an old spaghetti western, says Doug McCoy: the good, the bad, and the-
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Steeplechase, flat worlds combine at Gold Cup races
Saturday's International Gold Cup at Great Meadow will include both steeplechase and flat racing and could be a blueprint for-
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Delaware Park meet closes with handle declines
Delaware Park's meet closed with a drop in handle despite strong business on its signature Delaware Handicap and Oaks cards.-
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At the Virginia Racing Commission, gray skies, then a downpour
The Virginia Racing Commission convened on a gray October day in Richmond, which was only foreshadowing what was to come-
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Colonial Downs surrenders racing license
At today's Virginia Racing Commission meeting, Colonial Downs surrendered its racetrack operators license, possibly ending the Jeff Jacobs era in-
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Key meeting tomorrow, Virginia racing nears the wire
Horses raised in Virginia are thriving everywhere but at home. Tomorrow's Racing Commission meeting might, or might not, resolve the-
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Opinion: Fixing Virginia racing, or gelding it?
Colonial Downs says it's fixing Virginia racing by creating, then negotiating with a new "horsemen's group." Nick Hahn says that-
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Colonial Downs threatens to close racetrack, OTBs
Colonial Downs, Inc., says it'll close its track and OTBs unless the Virginia Racing Commission approves its proposed schedule --
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Behind the numbers: Trainers
In our latest "Behind the numbers" feature, we discover that it pays to be a trainer at Parx Racing --
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