Jill Byrne will take the reins as the new executive director of the Virginia Thoroughbred Association, representing breeders.
A bill that would have swept racing regulation out of the Virginia Racing Commission and under a new Gaming Commission appears dead.
A proposal to shift oversight of HHR from the Virginia Racing Commission to a new gaming commission has racing interests concerned for the future.
On the strength of the biggest-ever win by a Virginia-bred at Colonial Downs, Gigante has been named state-bred Horse of the Year.
Every dollar invested in the Virginia-Certified Residency Program generates nearly six dollars in economic impact, a new study says.
The Virginia Thoroughbred Association’s (VTA) annual stallion season auction will take place Feb. 14 and 15 and features dozens of exciting stallions.
The Virginia Racing Commission this week approved a 2024 Colonial Downs schedule that looks like 2023 – but it’s what may come next that’s most interesting.
Virginia races contested in Maryland played a significant role in the career of Va-bred Queen Caroline, who became the dam of Kentucky Derby favorite Forte.
The Virginia-certified residency program, which encourages people to send young horses to Virginia, will operate with new limitations this year.
Some folks fret about what Churchill Downs’s purchase of Colonial Downs means for the future, but VTA head Debbie Easter expects their goals to align.
