Trainer Mike Trombetta and owner-breeder Larry Johnson teamed up to win two Virginia restricted stakes August 31 at Colonial Downs.
Saturday’s card at Colonial Downs includes five Virginia restricted stakes or handicaps. Nick Hahn checks ’em out.
Trainer Mike Trombetta, hoping to defend his Colonial Downs training title, will send out six in Virginia restricted stakes Saturday.
Four Virginia-restricted stakes on the Saturday card at Colonial Downs have drawn double-digit fields.
What the Beep earned a stakes win at Colonial Downs for the second straight year, while the Todd Pletcher-trained Largent won the Evans.
The Colonial Downs meet,wich kicks off July 27, will feature Virginia-bred and Virginia-sired runners for its opening dates.
The Colonial Downs meet closed Saturday with five Virginia-bred races, including a rare visit by Kent Desormeaux to New Kent to win the Camptown.
Four Virginia-bred stakes were taken off the turf at Laurel last Saturday – but owners, trainers, and jocks were undeterred and the show went on.