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17
Sep
  • Jill Byrne
  • Peter Howe
  • Virginia horse racing

Peter Howe, trainer of two champions, passes

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

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.

Koko Star
14
Sep
  • Colonial Downs
  • Dorothy Worton
  • Frank Petramalo
  • Koko Star
  • Scott Haney
  • Virginia horse racing

Koko Star, HISA, and the claim that wasn’t

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

When Scott Haney and Dorothy Worton claimed Koko Star August 1, they were excited. Then it all went sideways, leaving them frustrated, and horseless.

Titoschangedmyluck
11
Sep
  • Barry Spears
  • Colonial Downs
  • Jill Byrne
  • Virginia horse racing

Colonial Downs celebrates “fantastic” meet

  • Nick Hahn / 3 years
  • 4
  • 5 min read

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).

Colonial Downs
07
Sep
  • Colonial Downs
  • Nick's Picks
  • Virginia horse racing

Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks September 7

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

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.

Capensis
06
Sep
  • Capensis
  • Colonial Downs
  • Irad Ortiz
  • Robert Falcone Jr.
  • Spirit and Glory
  • Virginia Derby
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Oaks

Five is enough for Irad Ortiz on Virginia Derby day

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

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.

Just Howard
06
Sep
  • Colonial Downs
  • Graham Motion
  • Royal Patronage
  • Sparkle Blue
  • Virginia Derby
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Oaks

Graham Motion aims to continue Virginia Derby streak

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

Trainer Graham Motion has mounted an unusual streak — three consecutive Virginia Derby wins in two states over five seasons — he hopes to continue today.

Colonial Downs
06
Sep
  • Colonial Downs
  • Nick's Picks
  • Virginia horse racing

Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks September 6

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

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.

Virginia Derby
05
Sep
  • Colonial Downs
  • Jason Beem
  • Virginia Derby
  • Virginia horse racing

For track announcer Jason Beem, butterflies, then confidence

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

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.”

Colonial Downs
05
Sep
  • Colonial Downs
  • Nick's Picks
  • Virginia horse racing

Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks September 5

  • Gary Quill / 3 years
  • 2
  • 1 min read

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.

Wow Whata Summer
02
Sep
  • Colonial Downs
  • Unanimous Consent
  • Virginia Derby
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Wow Whata Summer

Unanimous Consent tabbed as Virginia Derby fave

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

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.

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