In a letter and a release, Colonial Downs today outlined its vision for the future of Virginia racing — one which does not include the Virginia HBPA.
Colonial Downs escalated its conflict with Virginia horsemen, calling for a new group to replace the HBPA and support its drive for “highest quality” racing.
On Friday Colonial Downs will set its turf course ablaze to remove dead grass and facilitate new growth. It’s open to the public, and who doesn’t love a fire?
New proposals from Colonial Downs — perhaps including a split meet — could end a standoff with horsemen. But no resolution is expected until at least mid-April.
With the ticking of the clock growing louder each day, the shape of a compromise between Colonial Downs and Virginia’s horsemen may have begun to emerge.
Nearly two months ago, as the dispute over racing days (and weeks) between Virginia’s horsemen and Colonial Downs began to heat up, Virginia Horsemens’ Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA) president Frank Petramalo warned that it was “not unlikely” that horsemen in other states would begin to forbid Virginia advance deposit wagering providers from taking their […]
After a failed mediation, Colonial Downs and Virginia’s horsemen aren’t close — and may be getting farther away from — a resolution to save the 2014 meet.
In today’s RaceBrief, a Virginia Racing Commission meeting provided no relief in the track-horsemen dispute, plus the region’s weekend racing.
An acrimonious dispute between Colonial Downs and Virginia’s horsemen over the 2014 meet took another alarming turn today, as mediation went nowhere.
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.