After long career, Frank Petramalo steps away
Longtime Virginia HBPA chief Frank Petramalo is retiring after a career that’s seen the racing rollercoaster and says it’s the people that have driven him.
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For Colonial Downs, more of the same sounds good
The Virginia Racing Commission this week approved a 2024 Colonial Downs schedule that looks like 2023 – but it’s what may come next that’s most interesting.
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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.
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Koko Star, HISA, and the claim that wasn’t
When Scott Haney and Dorothy Worton claimed Koko Star August 1, they were excited. Then it all went sideways, leaving them frustrated, and horseless.
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Colonial Downs to expand stakes program
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 More Colonial Downs to have expanded stakes schedule
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.
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MATCH Series returns for 2021
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 More Colonial Downs to race 21 days in ’21
Colonial Downs will race 21 days in 2021 in a meet that stretches from mid-July to early September.
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Off to the Races radio lineup for August 22
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.
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For Virginia horsemen, optimism despite clouds
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.
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Colonial Downs cancels rest of 2020 meet
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 More Colonial Downs to race without spectators
After intending to race with limited spectators permitted, Colonial Downs has shifted gears and decided its 2020 meet will be fan-free.
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