The Racing Biz logo
  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • Advertise
    • Off to the Races Radio
    • Privacy Policy
  • Handicapping
  • Pages
    • States
      • Maryland
      • Delaware
      • New Jersey
      • Pennsylvania
      • Virginia
      • West Virginia
    • Business
    • Breeding
    • Racing
    • Opinion
    • Archive
  • Contact us
  • Contest Central
Notification
Latest News
Skippylongstocking

Charles Town picks and analysis: November 14, 2026

Nov 14, 2026
Miss Harriett

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: November 14, 2026

Nov 13, 2026

For accidental jockey JD Acosta, another goal in

Nov 13, 2026
Maryland Racing Today logo

PODCAST: A Maryland racing family affair

Nov 13, 2026
Miss Harriett

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: November 13, 2026

Nov 12, 2026
Napoleon Solo

Triple Crown? What Triple Crown?

Nov 12, 2026
Ivy Girl

LRL: Full field slated for Thirty Eight Go

Nov 12, 2026
Zip Start

Zip Start lukewarm fave in contentious My Sister

Nov 12, 2026
Midlantic Racing Today

PODCAST: 3,800 wins and still going strong

Nov 11, 2026
Lady Annabelle

PRX: Lady Annabelle cruises in Disco Chick

Nov 10, 2026

Charles Town picks and analysis: November 14, 2026

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: November 14, 2026

For accidental jockey JD Acosta, another goal in sight

PODCAST: A Maryland racing family affair

Laurel Park picks and ponderings: November 13, 2026

Triple Crown? What Triple Crown?

#news by states
Maryland
Delaware
Pennsylvania
Virginia
West Virginia
New Jersey
  • Home
  • About
    • About Us
    • Advertise
    • Off to the Races Radio
    • Privacy Policy
  • Handicapping
  • Pages
    • States
      • Maryland
      • Delaware
      • New Jersey
      • Pennsylvania
      • Virginia
      • West Virginia
    • Business
    • Breeding
    • Racing
    • Opinion
    • Archive
  • Contact us
  • Contest Central
  • Home  
  • Debbie Easter
04
Sep
  • Axel Concepcion
  • Darrell Wood
  • Debbie Easter
  • Derby Bill Watson
  • Graham Motion
  • Off to the Races
  • Ryan Fogelsonger

Off to the Races Radio lineup for September 5, 2026

  • The Biz / 2 months
  • 0
  • 2 min read

Off to the Races Radio, powered by The Racing Biz, returns to the airwaves September 5 with an action-packed show. Here’s the lineup.

Middleburg Training Center
29
Apr
  • Debbie Easter
  • Jeb Hannum
  • Middleburg
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Thoroughbred Association

Sale of Middleburg Training Center increasingly likely

  • The Biz / 7 months
  • 0
  • 3 min read

The Middleburg Training Center, which has been vital to the Virginia certified program, likely soon will be sold to the US Army, the VEA said.

Jill Byrne
10
Apr
  • Debbie Easter
  • Jill Byrne
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Thoroughbred Association

Jill Byrne tabbed as new VTA executive director

  • Press Release / 2 years
  • 20
  • 3 min read

Jill Byrne will take the reins as the new executive director of the Virginia Thoroughbred Association, representing breeders.

Colonial Downs
21
Feb
  • Debbie Easter
  • Virginia Gaming Commission
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Racing Commission
  • Virginia Thoroughbred Association

Virginia Gaming Commission bill appears dead

  • Nick Hahn / 2 years
  • 5
  • 3 min read

A bill that would have swept racing regulation out of the Virginia Racing Commission and under a new Gaming Commission appears dead.

Larry Johnson
06
Feb
  • Andrew Motion
  • Bruce Quade
  • Cricket Goodall
  • Debbie Easter
  • Larry Johnson
  • Maryland horse racing
  • Michael Trombetta
  • Virginia certified residency program
  • Virginia horse racing

“He loved this game”: Owner-breeder Larry Johnson passes

  • Frank Vespe / 2 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

Larry Johnson, who put his stamp on the Thoroughbred industry on racetracks and in boardrooms in Maryland and Virginia, passed away Feb. 4.

27
Jan
  • Debbie Easter
  • Virginia Gaming Commission
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Racing Commission
  • Virginia Thoroughbred Association

Virginia Gaming Commission proposal worries racing interests

  • Nick Hahn / 2 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

A proposal to shift oversight of HHR from the Virginia Racing Commission to a new gaming commission has racing interests concerned for the future.

Tracksmith
12
Jun
  • Debbie Easter
  • Glenn Youngkin
  • gray games
  • Virginia certified residency program
  • Virginia Equine Alliance
  • Virginia horse racing

Youngkin’s gray games veto right for racing

  • Nick Hahn / 2 years
  • 3
  • 7 min read

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin vetoed a bill that would have permitted so-called “gray games’ with few restrictions: it was the right call for racing.

Tracksmith
01
May
  • Debbie Easter
  • Diana McClure
  • Virginia certified residency program
  • Virginia Equine Alliance
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Thoroughbred Association

Study: Virginia certified program has major impact

  • Nick Hahn / 3 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

Every dollar invested in the Virginia-Certified Residency Program generates nearly six dollars in economic impact, a new study says.

Gigante
06
Mar
  • Debbie Easter
  • Glenn Youngkin
  • gray games
  • Virginia Equine Alliance
  • Virginia horse racing

In Virginia, “gray games” need more clarity

  • Nick Hahn / 3 years
  • 2
  • 6 min read

In Virginia legislation that would permit “gray games” slot machines to proliferate needs much more thought, argues Nick Hahn.

Queen Caroline
03
May
  • Amy Moore
  • Debbie Easter
  • Forte
  • Queen Caroline
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Thoroughbred Association
  • Virginia-Certified Thoroughbred Program

Amy Moore and the lifeboats that led to Forte

  • Nick Hahn / 4 years
  • 2
  • 8 min read

Virginia races contested in Maryland played a significant role in the career of Va-bred Queen Caroline, who became the dam of Kentucky Derby favorite Forte.

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Top Stories

01
Breaking Bylined Feature Features Top Stories West Virginia WV Racing

For accidental jockey JD Acosta, another.

02
Audio Breaking Maryland MD Breeding MD Racing Top Stories

PODCAST: A Maryland racing family affair

03
Breaking Maryland MD Business Opinion Top Stories

Triple Crown? What Triple Crown?

04
Breaking Maryland MD Racing Racing Top Stories

LRL: Full field slated for Thirty.

05
Breaking Racing Top Stories West Virginia WV Racing

Zip Start lukewarm fave in contentious.

06
Audio Breaking Top Stories West Virginia WV Racing

PODCAST: 3,800 wins and still going.

Stay Connected

  • Facebook
    Follow
  • Twitter
    Follow
  • Instagram
    Follow
  • RSS Feed
    Follow
  • Youtube
    Subscribe

Big Events

  • Preakness Weekend
  • Maryland Million
  • WV Breeders’ Classics
  • Contest Central

Subscribe!

Sign Up Now
For Email Newsletters you can trust.
Copyright The Racing Biz, LLC 2025 | Powered by Atlas Digital
Terms of Use Privacy Policy