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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At the Virginia Racing Commission, gray skies, then a downpour
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Colonial Downs surrenders racing license
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Key meeting tomorrow, Virginia racing nears the wire
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Opinion: Fixing Virginia racing, or gelding it?
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Colonial Downs threatens to close racetrack, OTBs
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In Virginia dates dispute, if you can’t beat ’em, ultimatum
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Virginia dates dispute heads to court
in the Virginia dates dispute between Colonial Downs and the state's horsemen, Colonial is going to court to halt a-
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