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 More
Tag: Colonial Downs
Colonial Downs: Shift in days could bring challenges
Its new owners are bullish about moving Colonial Downs to a Thursday-Saturday schedule, but they acknowledge the challenges ahead.
Read More
Colonial Downs announces modified ’23 sked
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 More
Jill Byrne leaving Colonial after “exhausting, rewarding” tenure
Jill Byrne, who oversaw the rebirth of racing at Colonial Downs and led it to unprecedented success, has stepped down from the track.
Read More
Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: September 26
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
Read More
Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: September 19
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
Read More
Koko Star, HISA, and the claim that wasn’t
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 More
Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: September 12
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
Read More
Colonial Downs celebrates “fantastic” meet
Colonial 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 More
Off to the Races Radio: Byrne, Spears featured
Off to the Races returns to the airwaves September 10 with a show featuring Colonial Downs head of racing Jill Byrne and handicapper Barry Spears.
Read More Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks September 7
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 More
Five is enough for Irad Ortiz on Virginia Derby day
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 More
-
Charles Town cancels Feb. 3 card - Trainer Michael Pino reaches 2,000 wins
- Jockey Avery Whisman, 23, passes away
- Which horses had the best post-CT Classic careers?
- Ghosts of racetracks past: The birth, death, rebirth, and final demise of Garden State Park
- Today in Racing History: Secretariat and Ruffian
- Triple Crown: Rocket Can wins Holy Bull
- BackTracks: Star de Naskra “really something”
