At its meeting yesterday, the Virginia Racing Commission rejected several Colonial Downs proposals – and made clear it’s fed up with the company and its owner.
At issue before the Virginia Racing Commission: Colonial Downs’s proposals to run 1 day of live racing 2015 and 4 in ’16, and its request to reopen 2 OTBs.
American Pharoah won the Breeders’ Cup Classic Saturday in his last race, It may have seemed like fate, but even fate might not have been able to catch him.
Nick’s Picks, the popular and often profitable tip sheet for Virginia racing, returns for tomorrow’s final day of flat racing in the Old Dominion.
Saturday’s Virginia Derby — err, Commonwealth Derby — finally belonged to a Virginia horse, after being run in Maryland. Confused?
Nick’s Picks – Virginia’s best racing tip sheet – returns for Virginia Downs day at Great Meadow!
It’s Virginia… err, Commonwealth Derby day in, well, Maryland, and Virginia’s best tip sheet, Nick’s Picks, makes its return.
Horse racing in Virginia will likely turn back to the future with a “country fair” style; proposed venue Morven Park, near Leesburg, fits that perfectly.
Virginia horsemen are moving forward with a plan for racing in the Commonwealth. But a new move by Colonial Downs may keep state OTBs shuttered.
Christophe Clement helped spoil California Chrome’s Triple Crown party when his Tonalist won the Belmont. This year, he’s rooting for American Pharoah.