Virginia-Certified program to undergo changes
The Virginia-certified residency program, which encourages people to send young horses to Virginia, will operate with new limitations this year.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Jan 11, 2023 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
The Virginia-certified residency program, which encourages people to send young horses to Virginia, will operate with new limitations this year.
Read MoreIts new owners are bullish about moving Colonial Downs to a Thursday-Saturday schedule, but they acknowledge the challenges ahead.
Read Moreby Press Release | Dec 14, 2022 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 5 |
Colonial Downs will maintain a 27-day, nine-week schedule in 2023, but those live days will be Thursday through Saturday, the track announced.
Read MoreJill Byrne, who oversaw the rebirth of racing at Colonial Downs and led it to unprecedented success, has stepped down from the track.
Read Moreby Jennifer Kelly | Nov 15, 2022 | Breaking, Features, Regionwide, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Breeding | 0 |
Fort Marcy went on to become the first turfer to win Horse of the Year – after owner-breeder Paul Mellon tried to sell him.
Read Moreby Press Release | Sep 17, 2022 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 1 |
Peter Howe, father of Colonial Downs exec Jill Byrne and one of just four people to train champions over jumps and on the flat, has passed away.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Sep 14, 2022 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 2 |
When Scott Haney and Dorothy Worton claimed Koko Star August 1, they were excited. Then it all went sideways, leaving them frustrated, and horseless.
Read MoreColonial Downs concluded its 2022 meet with record handle, track records set, and a trifecta payout that has to be close to a record (if not one).
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Sep 7, 2022 | Breaking, Handicapping, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 0 |
The original and best Colonial Downs tip sheet returns: Nick’s Picks is back and hoping to build on a 2021 season where his top-pick horses showed a profit.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Sep 6, 2022 | Breaking, Racing, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 1 |
Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. won five races and swept the Virginia Derby and Virginia Oaks – the former aboard $2 million yearling Capensis – Tuesday at Colonial Downs.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Sep 6, 2022 | Breaking, Racing, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 0 |
Trainer Graham Motion has mounted an unusual streak — three consecutive Virginia Derby wins in two states over five seasons — he hopes to continue today.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Sep 6, 2022 | Breaking, Handicapping, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 0 |
The original and best Colonial Downs tip sheet returns: Nick’s Picks is back and hoping to build on a 2021 season where his top-pick horses showed a profit.
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