17
Dec
Dec
Colonial Downs to race 21 days in ’21
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Press Release / 5 years
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- 2 min read
Colonial Downs will race 21 days in 2021 in a meet that stretches from mid-July to early September.
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Jun
Jun
Virginia Commission: Horses up, purses down at Colonial
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Nick Hahn / 5 years
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The Virginia Racing Commission heard Thursday that Colonial Downs purses would be lower than in 2019 but that the horse population will be up.
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Jan
Jan
MATCH Series announces expanded slate
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Press Release / 6 years
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The MATCH Series returns for 2020 with two new tracks — Charles Town and Colonial Downs — included in the mix.
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Dec
Dec
Colonial Downs to race 18 days in 2020
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Press Release / 6 years
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- 4 min read
Fresh off its first season in six years, Colonial Downs will race 18 days – up from 15 – in 2020 and include MATCH Series races for the first time.
10
Sep
Sep
Colonial Downs enjoys upbeat first meet back
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Press Release / 6 years
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- 5 min read
Colonial Downs on Saturday concluded an upbeat return to the racing landscape with, ending a meet with huge purses, good field size, and no fatalities.
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Aug
Aug
Colonial Downs: Familiar winners cap eventful weekend
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Nick Hahn / 6 years
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- 9 min read
It was an eventful weekend at Colonial Downs, and fortunately by Saturday, the excitement was on the racetrack with familiar faces taking the feature.
09
Aug
Aug
Rebirth of Colonial Downs highlights Saturday’s Off to the Races radio
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Press Release / 6 years
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This week’s Off to the Races radio will focus on the rebirth of Colonial Downs, which kicked off its 2019 season Thursday.
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Aug
Aug
Colonial Downs set to open with 10-race card, big fields
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Press Release / 6 years
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- 6 min read
The new Colonial Downs will kick off its 2019 season Thursday with a 10-race card featuring big fields and plenty of grass racing.
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Jul
Jul
Colonial Downs “good news story,” Byrne tells Commission
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Nick Hahn / 6 years
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- 4 min read
With the last (or perhaps second to last) Virginia Racing Commission meeting before the meet complete, Colonial Downs moved one more step closer to its August meet.
17
Apr
Apr
At Colonial Downs, the lighting – and passing – of the torch
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Nick Hahn / 7 years
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- 6 min read
In the season of the comeback, Colonial Downs took another step towards its own yesterday with the burning of its turf course to promote new growth.