The new Colonial Downs will kick off its 2019 season Thursday with a 10-race card featuring big fields and plenty of grass racing.
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.
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.
Colonial Downs VP of Racing Jill Byrne and Charles Town track announcer Paul Espinosa headline this week’s Off to the Races radio.
Industry veteran Allison De Luca will fill the role of racing secretary for the inaugural season at Colonial Downs.
Though she’s as closely associated with Churchill Downs as the twin spires, Virginia native Jill Byrne spent her childhood among the horses at Montpelier.