All posts by Darrell Wood

Colonial Downs 2021 Thoroughbred Race Dates Approved by Virginia Racing Commission  Colonial Downs received Virginia Racing Commission approval for a 21-day thoroughbred race season this summer in New Kent that will extend over a seven- week period in New Kent.  The meet will begin July 19 and continue every Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday through September … Continue reading Mid-Winter Virginia Horse Racing Updates →

(NEW KENT, VA. — 1/12/2021) — Virginia-bred Largent, winner of the Edward P. Evans stakes last summer at Colonial Downs, will compete in Saturday’s (January 23) prestigious Grade I, Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational Stakes, which has a purse of $1 Million. The stakes will be held on the same card as the $3 Million … Continue reading Virginia-Bred Stakes Winner Largent Is Second Favorite in Saturday’s $1 Million Pegasus World Cup Turf →

$52,000 in 52 Weeks to 52 Worthy Charities Adds to over $1 Million in Donations to Date Richmond, VA – January 15, 2021 – Colonial Downs Group has announced that every week in 2021, Rosie’s Gaming Emporium® will donate $1,000 to a local charity from a community in which it operates. Aaron Gomes, chief operating officer … Continue reading Rosie’s Gaming Emporium® Announces “Together We Win” Program →

A Covid-pandemic world changed the way horseplayers wagered in 2020. When much of the industry came to a standstill in mid-March, a handful of tracks still operating reaped benefits as a move to online wagering became the new norm. Handle figures from Virginia’s four partner Advance Deposit Wagering (ADW) companies — TVG, Xpressbet, Twinspires and … Continue reading 2020 Online Betting Handle On Horse Racing In Virginia Rose 56% Over Prior Year →

RECORD ROSIE’S & HIGHEST HHR JACKPOT IN U.S. HISTORY HIT IN VIRGINIA Player wins $914,530.90 on a $3 Wager in Hampton!  Hampton & Richmond, Va. – January 13, 2020 – A resident from the Newport News area hit the highest Historical Horse Racing (HHR) jackpot in U.S history at the Rosie’s Gaming Emporium® located in Hampton, Virginia … Continue reading Highest Historical Horse Racing Jackpot In U.S. History Hit at Rosie’s Gaming In Hampton →

The following message from Foxfield Racing’s Board of Directors appeared on the www.foxfieldraces/spring website. The annual steeplechase tradition will continue in Charlottesville but it will be in fall, on Sunday October 3. A complete list of 2021 Point-to-Point and NSA sanctioned steeplechase meets in Virginia is at virginiahorseracing.com. We wish all a Happy New Year … Continue reading Foxfield To Focus Efforts On Fall Races In 2021 →

The following appeared in the Prince William Times and was written by Jill Palermo. Photos were provided by the VEA. Friends Yvonne Kay and Belvine Bonner said it was mostly curiosity that drew them to Rosie’s Gaming Emporium Friday morning, the opening day for the new gambling hotspot in Dumfries’ Triangle Shopping Plaza. The two … Continue reading Rosie’s Gaming Emporium Opens In Dumfries Despite The Pandemic →

The last few days of 2020 and first few of 2021 saw a total of 17 Virginia-Certified horses reach the winners circle, including four that spent their six-month residency in the Commonwealth at Woodbery Payne’s Ingleside Training Center in Montpelier Station — War Tocsin, My My Girl, Left Leaning Lucy and Oh My Papa.  War … Continue reading Four VA-Certified Horses From Ingleside Training Win On New Years Week →

It may only be January, but we are thinking spring! The Virginia Point-to-Point racing season schedule is available now at centralentryoffice.com as is the list of National Steeplechase Association (NSA) sanctioned meets that will be held in the Commonwealth. The season kicks off Saturday March 6 with the Rappahannock Hunt and continues with events every … Continue reading 2021 Point-to-Point Dates, Sanctioned Steeplechase Meet Dates & More →