Virginia, Churchill Downs goals “going to be aligned”
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.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Mar 1, 2022 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
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.
Read MoreThe Virginia Thoroughbred Association will hold its annual stallion season auction by phone Feb. 9-10, with scores of stallions at every price range.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Mar 30, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 2 |
The Virginia Thoroughbred Association has announced two changes to its popular Virginia-certified program incentivizing stabling young horses in Virginia.
Read Moreby Press Release | Jan 13, 2021 | Breaking, Business, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
Virginia breeders earned millions in 2020 from a Breeders Fund bonus program that paid 40% bonuses on all winning purses nationwide.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Aug 19, 2020 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
The sudden closure of Colonial Downs left Virginia horsemen in the lurch – but aware things are much better than they were a couple years ago.
Read MoreThe Virginia Thoroughbred Association (VTA) stallion season auction is set for Tuesday starting at 10:00 a.m.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Jul 24, 2018 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 0 |
Regulations governing historic racing machines in Virginia must have greater flexibility and discretion if this industry is to thrive, the Virginia Equine Alliance (VEA) argued in a letter to the Commission.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Mar 1, 2018 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 1 |
The Virginia Senate Wednesday approved historical racing machines, sending the bill – which could reopen Colonial Downs – to the governor for his signature.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Feb 13, 2018 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 3 |
The possibility of racing returning to Colonial Downs moved forward today, when the Va. House approved a critical “historical racing” bill.
Read Moreby Nick Hahn | Jan 2, 2018 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 2 |
Virginia Thoroughbred interests grew their OTB network and launched a Va-certified program in a busy 2017 that left one major wish unfulfilled.
Read Moreby Frank Vespe | Mar 16, 2017 | Breaking, Business, Top Stories, Virginia, Virginia Business | 4 |
Nearly two years after identifying Morven Park as the right spot for a Thoroughbred track, Virginia racing interests have pulled the plug and must reassess.
Read Moreby Press Release | Sep 28, 2016 | Breaking, Business, Regionwide, Top Stories | 0 |
The “Yearling Sales 201” is free and will take place Sunday at the Fasig-Tipton sales pavilion in Timonium.
Read More