Virginia racing interests dig in for lengthy battle
In a letter and a release, Colonial Downs today outlined its vision for the future of Virginia racing -- one-
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Colonial Downs ADW sees restrictions from some horsemen’s groups
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Virginia HBPA: Time for new management at Colonial?
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Colonial Downs and Virginia horsemen drift farther apart
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RaceBrief: No progress in Virginia, plus racing roundup
In today's RaceBrief, a Virginia Racing Commission meeting provided no relief in the track-horsemen dispute, plus the region's weekend racing.-
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Mediation can’t bridge “huge” gap between Colonial Downs, horsemen
An acrimonious dispute between Colonial Downs and Virginia's horsemen over the 2014 meet took another alarming turn today, as mediation-
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In Colonial Downs dispute, OTB tellers stuck in the middle
While Colonial Downs and Virginia's horsemen slug it out over live racing days, tellers at Virginia's OTBs find themselves stuck-
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