Category: Virginia Business

Colonial Downs sets handle mark

by Press Release | Sep 4, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |

Buoyed by more than $10 million in purses, Colonial Downs set its all-time handle record at the just-completed meet, with daily average betting of over $2.2 million.

At Colonial Downs, successes both fresh and familiar

by Frank Vespe | Sep 2, 2021 | Breaking, Opinion, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |

The return of live racing to Colonial Downs after a challenging 2020 meet went better than just about anyone could have hoped.

Colonial Downs hoping to make its own luck

by Nick Hahn | Jul 19, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |

With tweaks to its schedule and a focus on robust overnight purses, Colonial Downs is hoping to find the sweet spot in 2021.

Major barns headed to Colonial Downs

by Press Release | Jul 10, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |

Lofty purses and the closure of Churchill Downs’s backside are among the factors leading a number of high-end trainers to Colonial Downs this summer.

Jessica Paquette to be Colonial’s on-air ‘capper

by Press Release | May 20, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |

Jessica Paquette, formerly on-air handicapper at Boston’s Suffolk Downs, will fill that role in 2021 at Colonial Downs.

Colonial Downs to have expanded stakes schedule

by Press Release | May 13, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |

Colonial Downs will play host to 25 stakes during its 21-day 2021 live racing meet, which kicks off its seven-week stand July 19.

VEA: Thoroughbred jobs returning to Virginia

by Press Release | Apr 12, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |

A new study from the Virginia Equine Alliance (VEA) shows that the horse racing industry has an economic impact of more than $500 million in Virginia.

MATCH Series returns for 2021

by Press Release | Mar 31, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, Regionwide, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |

The MATCH Series of races will return in truncated form for 2021, with the series comprising 24 stakes contested in Maryland and in Virginia.

Tweaks made to Virginia-Certified program

by Frank Vespe | Mar 30, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 2 |

The Virginia Thoroughbred Association has announced two changes to its popular Virginia-certified program incentivizing stabling young horses in Virginia.