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 MoreIts new owners are bullish about moving Colonial Downs to a Thursday-Saturday schedule, but they acknowledge the challenges ahead.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Sep 14, 2022 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 2 |
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 Moreby Press Release | Mar 9, 2022 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
Colonial Downs’s 27-day racing season this summer will feature 24 stakes with a combined value of $3.5 million, topped by the G3 Virginia Derby.
Read Moreby Press Release | May 13, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
Colonial Downs will play host to 25 stakes during its 21-day 2021 live racing meet, which kicks off its seven-week stand July 19.
Read Moreby Press Release | Mar 31, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Maryland, MD Business, Regionwide, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
The MATCH Series of races will return in truncated form for 2021, with the series comprising 24 stakes contested in Maryland and in Virginia.
Read Moreby Press Release | Dec 17, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
Colonial Downs will race 21 days in 2021 in a meet that stretches from mid-July to early September.
Read Moreby Press Release | Aug 21, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide | 0 |
Off to the Races Radio returns August 22 with a show VHBPA head Frank Petramalo, CT track announcer Paul Espinosa, handicapping with Derby Bill and more.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Aug 19, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
The sudden closure of Colonial Downs left Virginia horsemen in the lurch – but aware things are much better than they were a couple years ago.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Aug 14, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 1 |
Colonial Downs’s 2020 meet came to an end today, when the track, and the state’s horsemen, decided to end the 2020 meet in the face of Covid-19 positives.
Read Moreby Press Release | Jul 21, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
After intending to race with limited spectators permitted, Colonial Downs has shifted gears and decided its 2020 meet will be fan-free.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Jun 26, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
The Virginia Racing Commission heard Thursday that Colonial Downs purses would be lower than in 2019 but that the horse population will be up.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | May 29, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
With the racing world in flux, Colonial Downs and Virginia horsemen are considering a schedule shift to grab the evening market.
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