Tag: Bill Carstanjen

Colonial Downs to add spring meet, host Derby points race

by Frank Vespe | Aug 11, 2024 | Breaking, Business, Bylined Other, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |

Colonial Downs will expand its footprint to include a spring meet in 2025, with the meet anchored by a Virginia Derby 2.0 worth 50 Kentucky Derby points.

Kentucky Derby purse boosted to $5 million

by Press Release | Jan 10, 2024 | Breaking, Business, Press release other, Triple Crown Trail | 0 |

The purse of the Kentucky Derby will rise to $5 million for 2024, and it now dwarfs the purses of the other jewels of the Triple Crown.

Virginia-Certified program to undergo changes

by 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.

Churchill CEO: “Virginia has a chance to be reborn”

by Nick Hahn | Apr 8, 2022 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |

Churchill Downs CEO Bill Carstanjen told the Virginia Racing Commission that he sees big opportunity for racing but may have ruffled some feathers, too.