The MATCH Series of races will return in truncated form for 2021, with the series comprising 24 stakes contested in Maryland and in Virginia.
Colonial Downs will shift to an earlier post time for its 2021 schedule, which kicks off July 19 and runs through September 1.
Off to the Races Radio returns to the air March 6 with a show featuring Colonial Downs racing head Jill Byrne and stallion owner Steve Young.
Whether horses are breaking from the gate, waiting for the fall of the flag, or following the mobile barrier, racing starters seek teamwork.
Colonial Downs will race 21 days in 2021 in a meet that stretches from mid-July to early September.
The Virginia Racing Commission heard Thursday that Colonial Downs purses would be lower than in 2019 but that the horse population will be up.
The 18-day 2020 Colonial Downs racing schedule will include an expanded array of stakes, including the addition this year of MATCH Series races.
The MATCH Series returns for 2020 with two new tracks — Charles Town and Colonial Downs — included in the mix.
Fresh off its first season in six years, Colonial Downs will race 18 days – up from 15 – in 2020 and include MATCH Series races for the first time.
Colonial Downs on Saturday concluded an upbeat return to the racing landscape with, ending a meet with huge purses, good field size, and no fatalities.