Gov. Ralph Northam Archives • The Racing Biz

Northam: New Colonial Downs to “put a lot of people to work”

Nick Hahn / 8 years

6 min read

Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Friday held a ceremonial signing of legislation that will help reopen Colonial Downs for live racing in 2019.

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Va. Gov. Northam: No major issues with “historical racing” bill

Frank Vespe / 9 years
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3 min read

Va. Governor Ralph Northam has signaled no major problems with a bill that would allow “historical racing” machines – and could reopen Colonial Downs.

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