Our NewsBrief goes around the region. Today: Virginia’s racing days, Laurel’s $100,000 guarantee, Pennsylvania’s changing laws, and more.
Colonial Downs and the Virginia Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association have reached an impasse over racing days.
The Virginia Racing Commission will consider proposals to administer the Breeders Fund, which the Virginia Thoroughbred Association has done since the Fund’s inception..
For some mid-Atlantic tracks, the future may bring fewer days and larger average daily purses. Will it also bring more regional cooperation?
Colonial Downs owner Jeffrey Jacobs has withdrawn a complicated proposal to sell the racetrack to a company, MTR Gaming, that he would then control.
Just when things seemed bleakest for Sarah Ramsey, Marylou Whitney lent a helping hand. Now Ken Ramsey hopes to say Thank You Marylou — in person, and in horse.
Tributes for a retired jock, ostriches on the track, and a “Great Story” at Delaware — all in our weekly LookBack.
The firing of long-time Virginia Thoroughbred Association executive director Glenn Petty came as a shock to many in the industry. VTA president Wayne Chatfield-Taylor hopes it proves to be a wake-up call.