Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance announces VIP event auction
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance “Off to the Races” auction features VIP experiences at racing events around the country.
Read Moreby Press Release | Jan 17, 2024 | Breaking, Business, National news | 0 |
The Thoroughbred Aftercare Alliance “Off to the Races” auction features VIP experiences at racing events around the country.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Sep 13, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Feature, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 0 |
For veteran, New York-based riders Trevor McCarthy and Kendrick Carmouche, Saturday’s stakes-laden card at Colonial Downs felt like coming home.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Sep 9, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Race Recap, Racing, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 0 |
On a day when storms caused a mid-card delay, a pair of super-promising colts posted impressive wins, including Integration in the G3 Virginia Derby.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Sep 8, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Race Preview, Racing, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 0 |
Previewing the Virginia Derby, a Grade 3 race that’s attracted Grade 1 and Grade 2 winners and demonstrates a plan coming to fruition.
Read Moreby Press Release | Sep 8, 2023 | Breaking, Press release preview, Racing, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 0 |
Saturday’s card at Colonial Downs features the Grade 3 Virginia Derby along with five supporting stakes, several of which offer intrigue.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Aug 5, 2023 | Breaking, Bylined Other, Opinion, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
The Grand Slam of Grass once connected Colonial Downs and Arlington Park. With the Secretariat Stakes now moved to Colonial, the connection lives on.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Sep 6, 2022 | Breaking, Racing, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 1 |
Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. won five races and swept the Virginia Derby and Virginia Oaks – the former aboard $2 million yearling Capensis – Tuesday at Colonial Downs.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Sep 6, 2022 | Breaking, Racing, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 0 |
Trainer Graham Motion has mounted an unusual streak — three consecutive Virginia Derby wins in two states over five seasons — he hopes to continue today.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Sep 5, 2022 | Breaking, Features, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 0 |
Colonial Downs track announcer Jason Beem will call his third Virginia Derby Tuesday and says of big race nerves, “The waiting is the hardest part.”
Read Moreby Press Release | Sep 2, 2022 | Breaking, Racing, Virginia, Virginia Racing | 0 |
The Chad Brown-trained Unanimous Consent has been installed as the 3-1 morning line favorite in an 11-horse field for Colonial’s big event.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Jan 7, 2022 | Breaking, Racing, Regionwide | 0 |
Completing our 2021 wrapup, we remember some of the most important, exciting and memorable Mid-Atlantic races of 2021.
Read MoreCorrespondent Nick Hahn weighs in with his top 10 stories that mattered to Virginia racing and Colonial Downs in 2021.
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