#NEW KENT

NEW KENT - Racing at Colonial Downs has picked up speed since the course reopened under new owners in 2019. Now, next year promises to be an even bigger season. Gov. Glenn Youngkin's office announced Wednesday that a trio of Thoroughbred stakes races are moving to Virginia - the Grade 1 Arlington Million, the Beverly D. Stakes and the Grade 2…

Dalaika, shown winning the Grade I Beverly D. at Churchill Downs, returns for the $1 million Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Churchill Downs Sept. 9 (UPI) -- It's all about the turf in weekend horse racing with Kentucky Downs staging an extravaganza unmatched anywhere in North America short of the Breeders' Cup World…

The weekly TRC industry digest - a round-up of the international racing news from the past week. Europe: David Elsworth, one of the UK's finest dual-purpose trainers, has brought the curtain down on a career spanning 50 years, which will remembered mainly for his handling of the great Desert Orchid, one of the most popular racehorses in British…

Virginia sports betting has expanded, as PointsBet launched in Old Dominion on Wednesday. The company received its operator license on November 23, 2021 and becomes Virginia's 11th sports betting app. PointsBet is partnered with Colonial Downs Racetrack in New Kent, Virginia. If you're a Virginia sports bettor (or even just visiting), you can now…

Join our channel to stay up to date on breaking news coverage The Virginia Derby 2022 is the big midweek US horse race as a decent field head to Colonial Downs for the 19th running of the $300000 contest today. Trainers Todd Pletcher (2005 & 2007) and Shug McGaughey III (2011) are past winners of the race and have runners again, but it's the H.…