Nick Hahn broke even on Thursday – because racing was cancelled at Colonial Downs! He’s back for more today.
The firing of long-time Virginia Thoroughbred Association executive director Glenn Petty came as a shock to many in the industry. VTA president Wayne Chatfield-Taylor hopes it proves to be a wake-up call.
Nick Hahn delivered the goods with a nice $12 winner in the first and steady money the rest of the day yesterday. He’s back for more today.
In the wake of his termination on Monday, Glenn Petty spoke candidly with Nick Hahn of The Racing Biz about the decision itself and the process that led to it.
Longtime Virginia Thoroughbred Association executive director Glenn Petty was ousted on Monday in a move that caught many, including Petty, by surprise, sources have said.
Fresh off a victory in the Penn Mile, Rydilluc now stands atop Nick Hahn’s Turf 10, but others may have something to say in longer races like next month’s Virginia Derby.
With just days until its 2013 meet opens, Colonial Downs officials expect plenty of horses to fill cards on a lush, green turf course that just a few weeks ago was a charred wasteland.
Nick Hahn’s Turf 10 for May 30 lists the top 10 turf three year-olds in the country — four of whom are headed to Saturday’s Penn Mile.
Longtime Maryland and Virginia track announcer Dave Rodman has seen — and called — everything from the sublime to the ridiculous in his 20 years on the local racing scene.
In this Preakness memory, Nick Hahn recounts the tale of Scrappy T, who nearly brought his local connections from triumph to tragedy in two jumps.