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07
Feb
  • Colonial Downs
  • Dogwood Classic
  • Virginia horse racing

Colonial Downs announces theme for Dogwood Classic steeplechase event

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

Get ready, James Bond fans: this year’s Dogwood Classic steeplechase event at Colonial Downs has a theme that should be right up your alley.

03
Feb
  • Bernie Hettel
  • Colonial Downs
  • Frank Petramalo
  • Ian Stewart
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association
  • Virginia Racing Commission

In Virginia, cold weather and a heated disagreement

  • Nick Hahn / 12 years
  • 3
  • 5 min read

Virginia racing leaders find themselves at an impasse regarding Colonial’s 2014 season, and the cold weather has actually heated up this dispute.

31
Jan
  • Colonial Downs
  • Frank Petramalo
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association

Virginia horsemen respond to Colonial Downs on OTB closures

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 2
  • 2 min read

Virginia’s horsemen today fired back at Colonial Downs, claiming that the track is seeking to ram an “industry killing” agreement down their throat.

30
Jan
  • Colonial Downs
  • Ian Stewart
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association

Some Colonial Downs OTBs set to close January 31

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 1
  • 2 min read

Without an agreement in place on racing days for 2014, Colonial Downs will close several off-track betting facilities until a deal is struck.

30
Jan
  • advance deposit wagering
  • Anne Poulson
  • Colonial Downs
  • D. G. Van Clief Jr.
  • Nydrie Stud
  • Virginia breeding
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Racing Commission

Part 2: D. G. Van Clief, hoping to revitalize Virginia racing

  • Nick Hahn / 12 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

Nick Hahn spoke with Virginia Racing Commission vice chair D. G. Van Clief, Jr., about the state, and future, of Virginia racing and breeding. Part 2 of 2.

24
Jan
  • advance deposit wagering
  • Anne Poulson
  • Colonial Downs
  • D. G. Van Clief Jr.
  • Nydrie Stud
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Racing Commission

D. G. Van Clief, hoping to revitalize Virginia racing

  • Nick Hahn / 12 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Nick Hahn spoke with Virginia Racing Commission vice chair D. G. Van Clief, Jr., about the state, and future, of Virginia racing and breeding. Part 1 of 2.

26
Dec
  • Colonial Downs
  • Virginia horse racing

Favorite things: Fire and fog

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 0
  • 1 min read

Over the next couple of weeks, The Racing Biz will celebrate the holidays by sharing a few of our favorite things: pictures, articles, and videos from 2013.

24
Dec
  • Adirondack Stakes
  • Colonial Downs
  • John Hendrickson
  • Ken Ramsey
  • Marylou Whitney
  • Sarah Ramsey
  • Saratoga
  • Thank You Marylou
  • Tippett Stakes
  • Virginia horse racing

Favorite things: Ken Ramsey and Thank You Marylou

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 0
  • 6 min read

Over the next couple of weeks, The Racing Biz will celebrate the holidays by sharing a few of our favorite things: pictures, articles, and videos from 2013.

13
Dec
  • Bruce Quade
  • Colonial Downs
  • David Richardson
  • Ian Stewart
  • Maryland Jockey Club
  • Maryland racing
  • Maryland Racing Commission
  • Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association
  • Tom Chuckas
  • Virginia racing

Differing prospects for Maryland and Virginia made clear this week

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

In Virginia, no one in racing is happy these days. In Maryland, everyone is. That’s what we discovered during a busy week.

12
Dec
  • Colonial Downs
  • D.G. Van Clief
  • Frank Petramalo
  • Ian Stewart
  • J. Sargeant Reynolds Jr.
  • Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association
  • Virginia racing
  • Virginia Racing Commission

Virginia Racing Commission unanimously approves racing dates deal that no one likes

  • Nick Hahn / 12 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

The Virginia Racing Commission yesterday adopted a 2014 schedule for Colonial Downs that left precisely no one happy.

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