While Colonial Downs and Virginia’s horsemen slug it out over live racing days, tellers at Virginia’s OTBs find themselves stuck in the middle.
Virginia racing leaders find themselves at an impasse regarding Colonial’s 2014 season, and the cold weather has actually heated up this dispute.
Without an agreement in place on racing days for 2014, Colonial Downs will close several off-track betting facilities until a deal is struck.
In Virginia, no one in racing is happy these days. In Maryland, everyone is. That’s what we discovered during a busy week.
The Virginia Racing Commission yesterday adopted a 2014 schedule for Colonial Downs that left precisely no one happy.