Colonial Downs stable area to open June 23
Colonial Downs will open its stable area for the summer meet June 23, with training to begin June 25, the track announced.
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Tag: Virginia horse racing
For jump jock Graham Watters, injuries “just cosmetic”
Jump jockey Graham Watters, medevaced after a bad spill two weeks ago, will be back in action Saturday on Virginia Gold Cup day at Great Meadow.
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“Pushing our envelope” at Foxfield Races
Long a “second-tier steeplechase,” Foxfield Races has been on the upswing of late, pushing the envelope of what it can be, its organizers say.
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Colonial: Claiming Crown preview set for Aug. 21
Colonial Downs will for the first time host a Claiming Crown Preview day on Aug. 21 featuring eight races run under starter allowance conditions.
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Middleburg Spring Races kick off major Va. jump season
Champion Snap Decision looks for his fourth Temple Gwathmey win as the Middleburg Spring Races kick off Virginia’s jump season Saturday.
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Colonial Downs unveils condition book, stakes sked
An expanded live racing schedule, featuring higher overnight purses and more stakes races, are on tap at Colonial Downs this summer.
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Jill Byrne tabbed as new VTA executive director
Jill Byrne will take the reins as the new executive director of the Virginia Thoroughbred Association, representing breeders.
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Md. Racing Commission OKs Maryland-Virginia stakes
The Maryland Racing Commission signed off on a controversial proposal to blend Maryland-restricted and Virginia-restricted stakes Wednesday.
Read More Colonial Downs to host Claiming Crown qualifying day
Colonial Downs will host an August day of racing in which the races are automatic qualifying races for November’s Claiming Crown.
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Well-executed gameplan leads to American Promise win
The way the Virginia Derby unfolded was exactly to the plan mapped out by American Promise’s trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
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Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: March 17
Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…
Read More American Promise dazzles in Virginia Derby
D. Wayne Lukas has himself another Kentucky Derby horse, as the suddenly mature American Promise blitzed the field in the Virginia Derby.
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