Virginia Thoroughbred Association

Great article by Nick Hahn about Pat Nuesch's Braeburn Training Center in Crozet, VA.

Braeburn to Colonial road paved with anticipation * The Racing Biz The two outfits based at Braeburn Training Center are looking forward to the upcoming Colonial Downs meet - the focus of their year.

Great to see horsemen helping horsemen especially when it comes to loading in at Rosie's Gaming and Colonial Downs! Brittany Eckert, whose RTL All Equestrian Center is based in Lawrenceville, Virginia, helped ship some Eagle Point Farm horses into the New Kent track's stable area this week. " I always enjoy helping Karen (Dennehy) ship horses," said Eckert. "She calls every year. We team up."

"We do a little bit of everything at RTL," she added. "We've been in Virginia since 2021 and have Virginia-Certified yearlings, a stallion and broodmares at the farm."

Colonial's stable area opened Wednesday in advance of a 46-day summer race meet that kicks off June 25 and runs thru September 7.

Great to see horses back on the track and training at Rosie's Gaming and Colonial Downs in preparation for the summer racing season which begins on June 25! The longest meet in the New Kent track's history will run thru September 7 with racing every Thursday thru Sunday at 12:30 PM and on two Monday's --- an all-steeplechase card on June 29 and the Old Dominion Derby card on Labor Day. The stable area opened Wednesday and about 50 horses are on the grounds heading into the weekend. Training takes place seven days a week from 5:30 - 9:30 AM.

Attention horsemen --- Just a reminder that nominations for the two Virginia-Bred/Sired turf stakes scheduled opening weekend at Rosie's Gaming and Colonial Downs, on Saturday June 27, are due this coming Wednesday June 10! The $125,000 Edward P. Evans -- won by Repo Rocks last year --- is for 3-year-olds & up while the $125,000 Brookmeade -- won by Thursday Girl last year --- is for fillies & mares. Both stakes will be contested at the 1-1/16 miles distance. Nominate online or by calling Jackie at 859-743-4333 (Coady Media photos).

The stable area in New Kent opens this Wednesday and training begins on Thursday morning. The 45-day summer racing season kicks off on Thursday June 25 with a new Thursday-Sunday schedule!