An acrimonious dispute between Colonial Downs and Virginia’s horsemen over the 2014 meet took another alarming turn today, as mediation went nowhere.
While Colonial Downs and Virginia’s horsemen slug it out over live racing days, tellers at Virginia’s OTBs find themselves stuck in the middle.
Virginia Horseracing News, the website founded by former Virginia Thoroughbred Association executive director Glenn Petty, has ceased publication.
The Virginia Derby once dominated the first half of the three year-old turf season. Now, besieged by slots-enriched rivals, it finds its hold weakening.
Get ready, James Bond fans: this year’s Dogwood Classic steeplechase event at Colonial Downs has a theme that should be right up your alley.
The Virginia Thoroughbred Association is holding a series of gatherings at Commonwealth farms to encourage interaction between the organization and its members.
Virginia racing leaders find themselves at an impasse regarding Colonial’s 2014 season, and the cold weather has actually heated up this dispute.
Virginia’s horsemen today fired back at Colonial Downs, claiming that the track is seeking to ram an “industry killing” agreement down their throat.
Without an agreement in place on racing days for 2014, Colonial Downs will close several off-track betting facilities until a deal is struck.
Nick Hahn spoke with Virginia Racing Commission vice chair D. G. Van Clief, Jr., about the state, and future, of Virginia racing and breeding. Part 2 of 2.