We’re now within a month of thoroughbred racing’s Breeders’ Cup championships and that means early October is “Cup” preview time of year. This weekend, a total of eight Grade I stakes are available to watch and wager between Belmont and Santa Anita!

Santa Anita will play host to five Grade I stakes, each with a purse of $300,000. Featured event is the Awesome Again Stakes, whose field includes the leading active money earning… Continue reading →

This morning (Tuesday Sept. 27), the Virginia Racing Commission approved the Virginia Equine Alliance’s request to open a second Off Track Betting Center in Richmond.

The OTB will be in a restaurant called “Ponies & Pints”, and is located downtown in Shockoe Bottom at 110 North 18th Street, near the Farmer’s market area, train station, many restaurants and bars, and lots of people. This was the former site of Tiki Bob’s Cantina.

Ponies & Pints has its own 26 car… Continue reading →

Reprinted from Bloodhorse.com

Panic Stable’s Rose Brier kept his record perfect in Maryland Saturday when he pulled away from eight others to win the $60,000 Bert Allen for the third consecutive year.

The Bert Allen was one of five restricted races for Virginia bred/sired horses contested Saturday at Laurel Park as part of Commonwealth Day.

Rose Brier completed a “three-peat” in Saturday’s Bert Allen Stakes at Laurel. The 7 year old Mizzen Mast gelding won the stakes in ’14 and… Continue reading →

From a Maryland Jockey Club release

Deeply Undervalued boosted his stock in the 3-year-old turf division Saturday at Laurel Park, rallying with a strong stretch run to capture the $200,000 Commonwealth Derby (G2).

The Chad Brown-trained colt, who had won one of five previous starts, prevailed by a length while making his stakes debut in the 1 1/8-mile turf race presented by the Virginia Equine Alliance at Laurel Park.

Deeply Undervalued captures the Grade 2 Commonwealth Derby Saturday at Laurel.… Continue reading →

The last of the Virginia-bred yearlings go through the ring Friday at Keeneland. Listed below are those that are offered:

              Hip #3481, a gray colt by Dunkirk out of $596,824 winner Silver Heart
                               Bred by Nancy Terhune & Ernest Frohboese

                               … Continue reading →

The third annual Virginia-Bred Stakes Day at Laurel Racecourse takes place this Saturday, September 24th and will feature eight turf stakes — a trio of graded events that were previously held at Colonial Downs, and a five-pack of $60,000 stakes races for Virginia-bred horses.

The Punch Line is first of the five scheduled on Saturday and features a seven horse field at 5 1/2 furlongs. Two Notch Road, winner of both the 2014 and 2015 Punch Line… Continue reading →

There was a great article in today’s Thoroughbred Daily News on VAHBA President David Ross and his racing operation. Please click on the link below to read the article in the TDN. Article courtesy of Thoroughbred Daily News.

Darrs Article

Sept. 24 Card Offers Eight Stakes, Three Graded, Worth $850,000 in Purses

Four Virginia-breds went through the ring on Tuesday:

Hip #2354, a Union Rags colt out of Aristra ( from the family of Hymn Book and Data Link), bred by Mrs. Oliver C. Iselin sold to Oracle Bloodstock, Agt. for $80,000.

Hip #2399, a Colt by Colonel John out of Casanova Story, RNA’d for $14,000.

Hip #2434, a filly out of Delicate Affair by Midnight Lute, bred by Forever Spring Farm was sold to Ruis Racing for $100,000.

Hip #2496, a… Continue reading →

Courtesy of LaurelPark.com