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Jan
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On tap: Weekend stakes
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The Biz / 10 years
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What’s on tap: a Top Midlantic-bred tackles graded rivals, and more.
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Dec
Dec
TwinSpires’ Virginia license suspended
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The Biz / 10 years
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The Virginia Racing Commission has suspended TwinSpires’ license to conduct advance deposit wagering there because of the company’s refusal to pay money it owes.
18
Nov
Nov
Virginia Racing Commission slams Colonial proposals
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Nick Hahn / 10 years
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At its meeting yesterday, the Virginia Racing Commission rejected several Colonial Downs proposals – and made clear it’s fed up with the company and its owner.
13
Nov
Nov
Colonial Downs abandons 2015 racing, sues Racing Commission
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The Biz / 10 years
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Colonial Downs today abandoned its plans for racing in 2015 and sued the state Racing Commission to win recognition of its dissident horsemen’s group.
12
Nov
Nov
Virginia Racing Commission to hold five key hearings
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Nick Hahn / 10 years
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At issue before the Virginia Racing Commission: Colonial Downs’s proposals to run 1 day of live racing 2015 and 4 in ’16, and its request to reopen 2 OTBs.
23
Oct
Oct
Nick’s Picks for Gold Cup
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Nick Hahn / 10 years
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Nick’s Picks, the popular and often profitable tip sheet for Virginia racing, returns for tomorrow’s final day of flat racing in the Old Dominion.
28
Sep
Sep
Graded stakes, country racing, and Virginia’s future
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Frank Vespe / 10 years
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Saturday’s Commonwealth Oaks and state-bred races at Laurel Park were a huge success. But what, if anything, does that say about Virginia’s future racing?
24
Sep
Sep
Virginia-bred races bolster Oaks card
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The Biz / 10 years
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Two champs will look to defend their crowns in Virginia-bred and -sired stakes supporting Saturday’s G3 Commonwealth Oaks at Laurel Park.
24
Sep
Sep
Onus aims to step up to stakes company
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The Biz / 10 years
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Onus, a Shug McGaughey trainee, will make her stakes debut Saturday in the Grade 3 Commonwealth Oaks at Laurel Park.
21
Sep
Sep
Virginians (at last) take (Not the) Virginia Derby
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Nick Hahn / 10 years
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Saturday’s Virginia Derby — err, Commonwealth Derby — finally belonged to a Virginia horse, after being run in Maryland. Confused?