in the Virginia dates dispute between Colonial Downs and the state’s horsemen, Colonial is going to court to halt a Racing Commission directive.
The Virginia Racing Commission has told the sides in the racing days dispute to focus on ’15. Now’s the time for a decision: Riders up, or lawyer up?
The Virginia Racing Commission today called on horsemen and Colonial Downs to reach accord on a 2015 season, to reopen OTBs — and to scrap 2014.
The Virginia Racing Commission will hold a special meeting on Thursday, June 19 as it continues to try to find a solution to the impasse over racing dates.
The Virginia Racing Commission meeting slated for Friday will not occur, replaced by a smaller meeting of the factions with Commerce Secretary Maurice Jones.
The Virginia Racing Commission is scheduled to meet tomorrow in a last-ditch effort to save the 2014 Thoroughbred meet. A timeline of how we got here.
In the apparent absence of any progress in negotiations between Colonial Downs and horsemen, the Virginia Racing Commission canceled its May 22 meeting.
A Virginia Racing Commission meeting this morning failed to resolve the dispute between Colonial Downs and horsemen over dates. They’ll try again Thursday.
Colonial Downs rejected the Virginia Racing Commission’s proposed 25-day meet, ended negotiations with the VHBPA, and offered an interest-free loan to a to-be-formed horsemen’s group.
Colonial Downs has announced that it would suspend negotiations with Virginia’s horsemen’s group, casting doubt on whether the impasse can be fixed in 2014.
