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12
Mar
  • Bernie Hettel
  • Colonial Downs
  • Frank Petramalo
  • Ian Stewart
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Racing Commission

Mediation can’t bridge “huge” gap between Colonial Downs, horsemen

  • Nick Hahn / 12 years
  • 7
  • 3 min read

An acrimonious dispute between Colonial Downs and Virginia’s horsemen over the 2014 meet took another alarming turn today, as mediation went nowhere.

03
Feb
  • Bernie Hettel
  • Colonial Downs
  • Frank Petramalo
  • Ian Stewart
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association
  • Virginia Racing Commission

In Virginia, cold weather and a heated disagreement

  • Nick Hahn / 12 years
  • 3
  • 5 min read

Virginia racing leaders find themselves at an impasse regarding Colonial’s 2014 season, and the cold weather has actually heated up this dispute.

30
Jan
  • advance deposit wagering
  • Anne Poulson
  • Colonial Downs
  • D. G. Van Clief Jr.
  • Nydrie Stud
  • Virginia breeding
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Racing Commission

Part 2: D. G. Van Clief, hoping to revitalize Virginia racing

  • Nick Hahn / 12 years
  • 0
  • 8 min read

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.

24
Jan
  • advance deposit wagering
  • Anne Poulson
  • Colonial Downs
  • D. G. Van Clief Jr.
  • Nydrie Stud
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Racing Commission

D. G. Van Clief, hoping to revitalize Virginia racing

  • Nick Hahn / 12 years
  • 0
  • 7 min read

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 1 of 2.

12
Dec
  • Colonial Downs
  • D.G. Van Clief
  • Frank Petramalo
  • Ian Stewart
  • J. Sargeant Reynolds Jr.
  • Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association
  • Virginia racing
  • Virginia Racing Commission

Virginia Racing Commission unanimously approves racing dates deal that no one likes

  • Nick Hahn / 12 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

The Virginia Racing Commission yesterday adopted a 2014 schedule for Colonial Downs that left precisely no one happy.

11
Dec
  • Colonial Downs
  • Dominic Pileggi
  • Glenn Petty
  • Laurel Jackpot Pick 5
  • Laurel Park
  • Virginia Racing Commission
  • Virginia Thoroughbred Association

NewsBrief: Virginia dates and other news

  • The Biz / 12 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

Our NewsBrief goes around the region. Today: Virginia’s racing days, Laurel’s $100,000 guarantee, Pennsylvania’s changing laws, and more.

12
Nov
  • Colonial Downs
  • Debbie Easter
  • Easter Associates
  • Glenn Petty
  • Virginia Breeders Fund
  • Virginia Racing Commission
  • Virginia Thoroughbred Association

Virginia Racing Commission to consider proposals to adminster state Breeders Fund

  • Nick Hahn / 12 years
  • 0
  • 3 min read

The Virginia Racing Commission will consider proposals to administer the Breeders Fund, which the Virginia Thoroughbred Association has done since the Fund’s inception..

18
Oct
  • Dr. Alfred Griffin
  • International Gold Cup
  • Mike Pearson
  • Virginia Gold Cup
  • Virginia Racing Commission

Gold Cup’s mobile wagering experiment may strengthen Virginia racing’s roots

  • Nick Hahn / 12 years
  • 0
  • 5 min read

With the Gold Cup in the forefront, steeplechase racing’s experiment in mobile wagering may point the way to Virginia racing’s future.

26
Sep
  • Association of Racing Commissioners International
  • International Gold Cup
  • Mike Pearson
  • multiple medication violations point system
  • Virginia Racing Commission

Virginia Racing Commission adopts model medication rules

  • Nick Hahn / 12 years
  • 0
  • 2 min read

The Virginia Racing Commission yesterday adopted the same model medication rules as other regional states, and it approved expanded wagering at the International Gold Cup.

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