At the Virginia Racing Commission, gray skies, then a downpour
The Virginia Racing Commission convened on a gray October day in Richmond, which was only foreshadowing what was to come next.
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Author: Nick Hahn
Key meeting tomorrow, Virginia racing nears the wire
Horses raised in Virginia are thriving everywhere but at home. Tomorrow’s Racing Commission meeting might, or might not, resolve the long impasse over days.
Read MoreOpinion: Fixing Virginia racing, or gelding it?
Colonial Downs says it’s fixing Virginia racing by creating, then negotiating with a new “horsemen’s group.” Nick Hahn says that sounds more like gelding.
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In Virginia dates dispute, if you can’t beat ’em, ultimatum
Whether it will end with a signed contract, or the relinquishing of the Colonial Downs’s license, Virginia’s dates dispute is moving towards an end game.
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For Virginia breeders, a chance to shine out of state
Tomorrow’s state-bred racing at Laurel Park — instead of Colonial Downs — gives Virginia breeders something they’re used to: an out-of-state chance to shine.
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