Your voice is needed regarding conservation on working farms!The Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) is currently evaluating the Agriculture Best Management Practices Cost Share Program, which is administered through your local Soil and Water Conservation District. As part of this review, they\'re asking farmers (which incluces horse farms)… …Read More »

Colonial Downs, in collaboration with National Steeplechase Association, will host its first steeplechase-only race card in 13 years on Monday, June 29 --- capping off opening week festivities. The day features a special first post of 10:45 AM and will be highlighted by the renamed Theodora A. Randolph Stakes which… …Read More »

With Virginia\'s summer racing season on the horizon, Frank Hopf, Senior Director of Racing Operations at Colonial Downs, has been busy preparing for the longest meet ever at Colonial Downs. The campaign will run from June 25 - September 7 with racing every Thursday thru Sunday afternoon. Featured returning flat… …Read More »

The Virginia Harness Horse Association (VHHA) announced that a record $500,000 in bonus monies will be available annually to standardbred foals that participate in its lucrative Certified Residency Program beginning with the 2026 foal crop and beyond. The current $400,000 bonus level still applies to the 2025 foal crop, whose… …Read More »

Colonial Downs\' stable area will open Wednesday, June 10, welcoming returning horsemen and new arrivals in preparation for the 2026 summer thoroughbred meet. Training is scheduled to begin on Thursday, June 11. Live racing returns to Colonial Downs in less than one month on Thursday, June 25, kicking off a… …Read More »

Check back at a later date for the ring schedule. See the file below for all Virginia-bred and Virginia-Certified horses listed in the sale. Virginia Certified & Bred Horses in… …Read More »

The grand opening of the yearling sales season will take place in Lexington, Kentucky on Tuesday, July 14, 2026. Starting at 10:00am, 238 horses will make their way to the… …Read More »

Join us at the Warrenton Horse Show Grounds at 12:00 PM on Wednesday, September 2nd. Show off your, registered, Virginia-Bred, Virginia-Sired, or Virginia-Certified yearlings! The address to the grounds is… …Read More »

The OBS two-year-old's in Training Spring Sale is June 16-18 beginning 10:30 AM each day. The under tack show takes place June 9-13 starting at 7:30 AM in Ocala, Florida. … …Read More »

The under tack show takes place May 12-14 starting at 8:00am in Timonium, MD. The sale schedule is as follows. Monday, May 18th hips 1-300 will go to the ring.… …Read More »