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Chambeau
05
Sep
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Chambeau, Determined Kingdom star in Colonial stakes

  • The Biz / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Chambeau and Determined Kingdom both won Saturday stakes at Colonial Downs, and for each it was the second stakes win of the 2023 meet.

05
Sep
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Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: September 5

  • John Piassek / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…

Will I Play
31
Aug
  • Colonial Downs
  • Gavin Ashton
  • Karen Dennehey Godsey
  • Virginia horse racing

No looking back for chef-turned-jockey Gavin Ashton

  • Nick Hahn / 3 years
  • 2
  • 11 min read

Former chef and footballer Gavin Ashton never rode a horse until he was 20. Now a jockey, he’s opening eyes at Colonial Downs and making up for lost time.

Skippylongstocking
28
Aug
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Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: August 28

  • John Piassek / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…

22
Aug
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Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: August 22

  • John Piassek / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…

Gigante
15
Aug
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  • Wayne Chatfield-Taylor
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Gigante carries on Backer breeding legacy

  • Nick Hahn / 3 years
  • 3
  • 9 min read

Virginia-bred Secretariat Stakes winner Gigante is the product of multiple generations of Bill and Ann Backer’s breeding operation over more than 30 years.

Set Piece
14
Aug
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Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: August 14

  • John Piassek / 3 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…

Set Piece
12
Aug
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“Full circle” on Arlington Million day at Colonial Downs

  • Frank Vespe / 3 years
  • 2
  • 5 min read

The racing gods smiled on Colonial Downs Arlington Million day: The Secretariat statue and a Tweedy were there, and a Va-bred won the G2 Secretariat Stakes.

Nagirroc
12
Aug
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  • Never Explain
  • Secretariat S.
  • Shug McGaughey
  • Virginia horse racing

Nagirroc, Never Explain hoping to be on the record

  • Nick Hahn / 3 years
  • 2
  • 6 min read

Nagirroc and Never Explain set Pimlico course records May 20. Repeat efforts would make them winners in the Secretariat and Arlington Million Saturday.

Didia
10
Aug
  • Beverly D. S.
  • Colonial Downs
  • Didia
  • Virginia horse racing

Testy group seeks Breeders’ Cup berth in Beverly D.

  • Press Release / 3 years
  • 2
  • 3 min read

Colonial Downs will host its first Grade 1 races, including the “win and you’re in” Beverly D., which grants the winner a berth in the Filly and Mare Turf.

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