Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: September 19
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
Read More
Tag: Virginia horse racing
Peter Howe, trainer of two champions, passes
Peter Howe, father of Colonial Downs exec Jill Byrne and one of just four people to train champions over jumps and on the flat, has passed away.
Read More
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.
Read More
Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: September 12
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
Read More
Colonial Downs celebrates “fantastic” meet
Colonial Downs concluded its 2022 meet with record handle, track records set, and a trifecta payout that has to be close to a record (if not one).
Read More
Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks September 7
The original and best Colonial Downs tip sheet returns: Nick’s Picks is back and hoping to build on a 2021 season where his top-pick horses showed a profit.
Read More
Five is enough for Irad Ortiz on Virginia Derby day
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 More
Graham Motion aims to continue Virginia Derby streak
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 More Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks September 6
The original and best Colonial Downs tip sheet returns: Nick’s Picks is back and hoping to build on a 2021 season where his top-pick horses showed a profit.
Read More
Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: September 6
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
Read More
For track announcer Jason Beem, butterflies, then confidence
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 More Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks September 5
The original and best Colonial Downs tip sheet returns: Nick’s Picks is back and hoping to build on a 2021 season where his top-pick horses showed a profit.
Read More
-
Delaware Park turf course dedicated to John Mooney - Whereshetoldmetogo prevails in New Castle
- Mychel Sanchez gets 1,000th riding victory
- Ghosts of racetracks past: The birth, death, rebirth, and final demise of Garden State Park
- Born Dapper scores in off-the-turf Selima
- Roan Burgundy may be among new turfers in Laurel Futurity
- Off to the Races Radio: Smith, Russell featured
- Congruent in shape for Laurel Futurity score
