In the Horseplayers Association of North America’s latest track rankings, Atlantic City has surged to the head of the regional class.
Whether there will be a Thoroughbred meet at Colonial Downs in 2014 remains up in the air — but the track will host jump races, Saturday’s Dogwood Classic.
New proposals from Colonial Downs — perhaps including a split meet — could end a standoff with horsemen. But no resolution is expected until at least mid-April.
With the ticking of the clock growing louder each day, the shape of a compromise between Colonial Downs and Virginia’s horsemen may have begun to emerge.
Nearly two months ago, as the dispute over racing days (and weeks) between Virginia’s horsemen and Colonial Downs began to heat up, Virginia Horsemens’ Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) president Frank Petramalo warned that it was “not unlikely” that horsemen in other states would begin to forbid Virginia advance deposit wagering providers from taking their […]
In an op-ed, the Virginia Horsemens’ Benevolent and Protective Association suggests that what Virginia racing needs is new management at Colonial Downs.
After a failed mediation, Colonial Downs and Virginia’s horsemen aren’t close — and may be getting farther away from — a resolution to save the 2014 meet.
An acrimonious dispute between Colonial Downs and Virginia’s horsemen over the 2014 meet took another alarming turn today, as mediation went nowhere.
While Colonial Downs and Virginia’s horsemen slug it out over live racing days, tellers at Virginia’s OTBs find themselves stuck in the middle.
The Virginia Derby once dominated the first half of the three year-old turf season. Now, besieged by slots-enriched rivals, it finds its hold weakening.