Six Midlantic-breds among Triple Crown noms
Stakes winners Hello Hot Rod and Pickin’ Time are among six horses bred in the Mid-Atlantic who have been nominated to the Triple Crown.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Feb 6, 2021 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Breeding, New Jersey, NJ Breeding, PA Breeding, Pennsylvania, Top Stories, Triple Crown Trail, Virginia, Virginia Breeding, West Virginia, WV Breeding | 0 |
Stakes winners Hello Hot Rod and Pickin’ Time are among six horses bred in the Mid-Atlantic who have been nominated to the Triple Crown.
Read Moreby Press Release | Feb 3, 2021 | Breaking, Features, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 0 |
Whether horses are breaking from the gate, waiting for the fall of the flag, or following the mobile barrier, racing starters seek teamwork.
Read Moreby Press Release | Jan 13, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
Virginia breeders earned millions in 2020 from a Breeders Fund bonus program that paid 40% bonuses on all winning purses nationwide.
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The Colonial Downs Group held a ribbon-cutting January 8 to announce the opening of a new OTB and gaming emporium in Dumfries, VA.
Read Moreby Press Release | Dec 17, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
Colonial Downs will race 21 days in 2021 in a meet that stretches from mid-July to early September.
Read Moreby Press Release | Nov 4, 2020 | Breaking, Racing, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 0 |
David Ross, the all-time leading owner at Colonial Downs, will seek his first Breeders’ Cup victory Saturday when Extravagant Kid tackles the Turf Sprint.
Read Moreby Press Release | Oct 7, 2020 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Racing, Racing, Virginia, Virginia Breeding | 0 |
With the cancellation of the Colonial Downs race meet, five stakes for Virginia-bred or -sired horses will take place Friday at Laurel Park.
Read Moreby Press Release | Sep 15, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 1 |
Pending Virginia Racing Commission approval, Maryland’s Laurel Park will play host to five stakes restricted to Virginia-bred or -sired runners.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Sep 3, 2020 | Breaking, Top Stories, Triple Crown Trail, Virginia | 0 |
Long before he was a Kentucky Derby contender, Ny Traffic spent his formative months in a rural corner of Virginia, at Sunny Dell Farm.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Aug 20, 2020 | Breaking, Maryland, MD Breeding, PA Business, Pennsylvania, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
The Gmax timing system in use at numerous tracks offers many advantages — but still has issues getting the final time correct. This is a big problem.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Aug 19, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
The sudden closure of Colonial Downs left Virginia horsemen in the lurch – but aware things are much better than they were a couple years ago.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Aug 14, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 1 |
Colonial Downs’s 2020 meet came to an end today, when the track, and the state’s horsemen, decided to end the 2020 meet in the face of Covid-19 positives.
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