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Colonial Downs
21
Jul
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Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks July 21

  • Nick Hahn / 5 years
  • 2
  • 1 min read

The original and best Colonial Downs tip sheet returns: Nick’s Picks is back, along with picks from the legendary Derby Bill Watson.

Colonial Downs
20
Jul
  • Colonial Downs
  • Nick's Picks
  • Virginia horse racing

Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks July 20

  • Nick Hahn / 5 years
  • 2
  • 1 min read

The original and best Colonial Downs tip sheet returns: Nick’s Picks is back, along with picks from the legendary Derby Bill Watson.

Jevian Toledo
19
Jul
  • Bert Allen S.
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  • Horacio Karamanos
  • Madison Meyers
  • Meadow Stable S.
  • Virginia horse racing

Something old, new on Colonial Downs opener

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

Old reliable Horacio Karamanos won a stake (of course) on the Colonial Downs opener, while trainer Madison Meyers got her first stakes win, too.

19
Jul
  • Colonial Downs
  • Virginia horse racing

Colonial Downs hoping to make its own luck

  • Nick Hahn / 5 years
  • 2
  • 4 min read

With tweaks to its schedule and a focus on robust overnight purses, Colonial Downs is hoping to find the sweet spot in 2021.

Colonial Downs
19
Jul
  • Colonial Downs
  • Nick's Picks
  • Virginia horse racing

Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks July 19

  • Nick Hahn / 5 years
  • 2
  • 1 min read

The original and best Colonial Downs tip sheet returns: Nick’s Picks is back, along with picks from the legendary Derby Bill Watson.

16
Jul
  • Colonial Downs
  • Jill Byrne
  • Virginia horse racing

Full fields abound for Colonial Downs opener

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

The July 19 opening day card at Colonial Downs includes four stakes and and nine races with 10 or more horses entered.

Colonial Downs
10
Jul
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  • Colonial Downs
  • Dallas Stewart
  • Ferris Allen
  • Jill Byrne
  • Michael Stidham
  • Virginia horse racing

Major barns headed to Colonial Downs

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

Lofty purses and the closure of Churchill Downs’s backside are among the factors leading a number of high-end trainers to Colonial Downs this summer.

Colonial Downs
21
Jun
  • Colonial Downs
  • Jill Byrne
  • Rick Williams
  • Virginia horse racing

For Rick Williams, it starts and ends with horses

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

Rick Williams, the new safety officer at Colonial Downs, has a horse-first approach to racing he’s honed at many stops along the way.

Colonial Downs
20
May
  • Colonial Downs
  • Jessica Paquette
  • Virginia horse racing

Jessica Paquette to be Colonial’s on-air ‘capper

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

Jessica Paquette, formerly on-air handicapper at Boston’s Suffolk Downs, will fill that role in 2021 at Colonial Downs.

Colonial Downs
13
May
  • Colonial Downs
  • Frank Petramalo
  • Jill Byrne
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association

Colonial Downs to have expanded stakes schedule

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

Colonial Downs will play host to 25 stakes during its 21-day 2021 live racing meet, which kicks off its seven-week stand July 19.

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