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		Colonial Downs asserts that the Commission failed to specifically include the VHHA agreements among topics to be reviewed in its published notice of hearing on Colonial Downs' application for racing days found in the letter of December 6, 1999 from Stan Bowker, Executive Secretary to the Commission.
		Colonial Downs argues that despite the Commission's ignorance of the contract issue prior to the hearing, Colonial Downs should have had further opportunity to litigate the status of the VHHA agreements and to present evidence which Colonial Downs admittedly possessed, but did not bring to the hearing.
		Colonial Downs states that the evidence supporting the adverse decision was not properly noticed to Colonial Downs to afford the applicant sufficient opportunity to prepare a response.
	tarlton.law.utexas.edu /dawson/cases/racing/colonial.htm (5094 words)

	Colonial Downs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Colonial Downs is a horse racing track in New Kent, Virginia adjacent to Interstate 64, halfway between Richmond, Virginia and Williamsburg, Virginia.
		This event consisted of the Colonial Turf Cup and the Virginia Derby from Colonial Downs, the Secretariat Stakes from Arlington Park and the Breeder's Cup Turf.
		Colonial Downs is the only 1 and 1/4 mile track in North America with Harness racing and features a one turn mile.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Colonial_Downs (338 words)

	Virginia Thoroughbred Association - Racing - Colonial Downs
		Colonial averaged 8.7 starters per race for the third straight year.
		Live racing resumes at Colonial on September 4 with the opening of a nine-week harness meet that runs through November 4.
		Colonial Downs is located in New Kent, Virginia, halfway between Richmond and Williamsburg at Exit 214 off I-64.
	www.vabred.org /racing.cfm (552 words)

	Colonial Downs Seeking Signatures for Referendum Vote on Off-Track Facility (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		A few years ago representatives of Colonial Downs, who operates a horse track in New Kent County, approached local economic development officials to determine if the county was interested in allowing a betting parlor to be built within the county's borders.
		Fast forward several years and Colonial Downs is back in the saddle and presently working to have the question of the validity of an off-track betting facility constructed in Scott County answered by November voters.
		Colonial Downs is hoping that Scott County voters will approve the referendum in November but first must have 5 percent of the population sign a petition.
	www.virginiastar.net /archives/ar04_0811/chhldown.htm (1212 words)

	Sample Contracts - Standardbred Horsemen's Agreement - Colonial Downs LP, Stansley Racing Corp. and Virginia Harness ...
		Colonial Downs and the VHHA shall cooperate to the fullest extent possible to avoid overpayment of purses to Horsemen as of the end of any year during the Term of this Agreement.
		Colonial Downs shall, in the exercise of its sole business judgment, determine the terms for and approve or disapprove applications for stalls, but to the extent reasonably possible, preference shall be given to stall applications for Virginia-bred horses, Virginia-owned horses, and Virginia-sired horses.
		Colonial Downs and the VHHA have organized and shall maintain a joint committee to be known as the “Standardbred Racing Committee.” The VHHA and Colonial Downs shall each continue to appoint not more than four (4) representatives to the Racing Committee.
	contracts.onecle.com /jacobs-entertainment/vhha.standardbred.2003.04.02.shtml (7591 words)

	Sample Contracts - Thoroughbred Horsemen's Agreement - Colonial Downs LP, Stansley Racing Corp. and Virginia Horsemen's ...
		Colonial Downs and the VHBPA agree that the purse for the Virginia Derby for years 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 shall be not less than $500,000, which shall consist of $350,000 contributed from the Thoroughbred Partners’ Account and $150,000 contributed by Colonial Downs or its affiliates.
		Colonial Downs shall provide a Racetrack kitchen for use by Horsemen and others, with the terms, conditions and provisions thereof to be mutually agreed upon on an annual basis by the VHBPA and Colonial Downs.
		Colonial Downs shall continue to provide a suitable location on the backstretch for the temporary placement of a temporary building, currently anticipated to be a double-wide office trailer, to be used during the 2003 and 2004 Race Meetings for a classroom facility, an office for the chaplaincy
	contracts.onecle.com /jacobs-entertainment/vhbpa.thoroughbred.2002.12.23.shtml (7209 words)

	Colonial Downs at AllExperts
		Colonial Downs is a horse racing track in New Kent, Virginia adjacent to Interstate 64, halfway between Richmond, Virginia and Williamsburg, Virginia.
		This event consisted of the Colonial Turf Cup and the Virginia Derby from Colonial Downs, the Secretariat Stakes from Arlington Park and the Breeders' Cup Turf.
		Colonial Downs is the only 1 and 1/4 mile track in North America with harness racing and features a one turn mile.
	en.allexperts.com /e/c/co/colonial_downs.htm (382 words)

	Off to the Races (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Colonial Downs features two tracks that are among the longest in the country.
		And Colonial Downs will be able to employ many of Maryland's best track maintenance people, solving what might have been a real problem of where to find the talent to run the facility.
		For Colonial Downs to succeed, several groups have to be kept happy, including horse owners, the betting public and state legislators.
	www.virginiabusiness.com /magazine/yr1997/oct97/tstock.html (787 words)

	Colonial's Privatization Plan OK'd by Commission \| bloodhorse.com
		Colonial would also save $1 million a year in interest from a loan provided by CD Entertainment with the conversation of a portion of the loan to equity.
		Average daily purses of $200,000 have attracted nine starters per race; total daily handle on live racing has clipped the $1 million mark 11 times in the first 14 days of the meet, good for a 23% increase; and average daily attendance of 2,500 is double the figure from last fall.
		Colonial Downs had hoped to reduce the amount of turf races it cards each day to 60%, but with the increased response to the purses and demand for turf racing, 85% of the races have been run on the turf.
	www.bloodhorse.com /articleindex/article.asp?id=5128 (500 words)

	Magna Gets Approval to Operate Colonial Downs \| bloodhorse.com
		Jim McAlpine, president and chief executive officer of Magna Entertainment, considered the operator's license for racing at Colonial Downs "a hidden jewel" in the transaction.
		The request was approved on a 3-1 vote with Robin Williams, chairman of the commission, voting against the request.
		It was also announced that Colonial and the Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association had come to terms on a five-year agreement.
	www.bloodhorse.com /articleindex/article.asp?id=12804 (245 words)

	MEC, Colonial Downs Enter Deal
		MVRC has operated Colonial Downs, a thoroughbred and standardbred horserace track in New Kent, Virginia, pursuant to a management agreement with Colonial LP in place since April 1996.
		Colonial LP will also pay MVRC's prorated 2005 management fees and repay approximately $145,000 plus accrued interest under an existing outstanding promissory note.
		Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Chairman of Colonial LP, stated "We are appreciative of MEC for their hard work in helping to grow Colonial Downs and we look forward to a continued relationship with them and to building on the foundation that has been laid."
	www.casinocitytimes.com /news/article.cfm?contentId=152861 (369 words)

	Judge puts OTB parlor on ballot
		The local favorite seems to be Tom Flanagan, a longtime Colonial Beach businessman whose Riverboat OTB parlor on a pier in the Maryland waters of the Potomac River was wrecked last year by Hurricane Isabel.
		Colonial Downs wants to open four new OTB sites in Virginia, including one in Westmoreland County, possibly within the town limits of Colonial Beach.
		This week, Colonial Downs' workers gathered the last of 979 signatures, or 5 percent of the county voters registered Jan. 1 that state law requires for OTB referendums.
	www.fredericksburg.com /News/FLS/2004/092004/09032004/1490548/printer_friendly (983 words)

	Elegant Newsletter (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		The five-member Virginia Racing Commission has reportedly informed Colonial Downs officials that the regulatory body is "gravely concerned" over problems encountered by the state's first pari-mutuel track.
		Following a closed meeting Wednesday with Colonial Downs management, racing commission chairman John Shenefield said the panel notified the track it would begin to "think about the extent of the commission's authority" by reviewing procedures for license revocation.
		Colonial Downs is licensed by the commission to operate the track and six off-track betting parlors.
	www.napraonline.com /PublicPages/NAPRANews/Vol1iss18/122297.html (3213 words)

	Colonial Downs Schedule Includes $2-Million Grass Bonus Scheme - bloodhorse.com
		A new $250,000 stakes race, the Colonial Turf Cup for 3-year-olds is part of the proposal.
		IIT) at Saratoga, the new $250,000 Colonial Turf Cup at Colonial Downs, and the $2,000,000 John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (gr.
		Colonial Downs and VHBPA also agreed on a tentative two-year racing plan.
	racing.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=26493 (570 words)

	Colonial Downs Chooses Weber City Location for Betting Parlor (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		It has been five years in the making but yesterday officials with Colonial Downs filed an application with the Virginia Racing Commission to open an off-track betting parlor in Scott County.
		Ian Stewart, president of Colonial Downs, verified yesterday afternoon that the company plans to renovate the Weber City location of Don’s Motors near the stateline for their seventh off-track betting location.
		Located on Highway 23, just outside the corporate limits of Weber City, the new Scott County Colonial Downs OTB will have easily access to both north and southbound traffic and the large populations of Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky and North Carolina.
	www.virginiastar.net /archives/ar05_0504/betting.htm (633 words)

	Colonial Downs, Colonial Downs Odds
		The Colonial Downs is a large sized horse racing park.
		The marquee event at the Colonial Downs is the Virginia Derby which is for three-year-olds and is a 1 and 1/4 mile long.
		The Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs is not to be missed.
	www.advantagesportsbetting.com /colonial-downs.htm (353 words)

	Handle Tops $40 Million at Colonial Downs \| bloodhorse.com
		Well over $40 million was wagered in the 40 days of live racing at Colonial Downs during the 2005 summer meet that concluded on Aug. 9.
		By an agreement with the VHBPA, next year's meet at Colonial Downs will be 42 days long with the purses of the Colonial Turf Cup and the Virginia Derby raised to $1 million each.
		Colonial's successful campaign can be attributed the increase of average daily out of state handle to $912,282 from $835,362, up $76,920.
	news.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=29458 (480 words)

	DEVELOPER MUST GAMBLE ON TRACK BEFORE DEADLINE OVERTAKES PROJECT<
		Colonial Downs is betting that it can buck industry trends and gambling competition that have forced new tracks in Texas, Alabama and Minnesota to scale back or shut down altogether.
		Colonial Downs is hoping to avoid the overly optimistic revenue projections and lavish clubhouses that have haunted most tracks that opened in the past decade.
		Colonial Downs alluded to slot machines in a document related to an April 12 agreement to sell a 50 percent share in the operation to casino operator Jeffrey P. Jacobs of Cleveland.
	scholar.lib.vt.edu /VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1996/vp960519/05190054.htm (1408 words)

	Welcome to the National HBPA
		Jim Weinberg, counsel to Colonial Downs, reported to the commission that the Scott County off-track betting facility located in southwestern Virginia near Bristol is on schedule to be completed by the end of the year with its grand opening scheduled for mid-January.
		Colonial's acquisition of the entity that manages its Thoroughbred and Standardbred meets and off-track betting network would result in the reassignment of the duties of its sole employee, John Mooney, who is the president of the circuit.
		Colonial Downs is the state’s only licensed account wagering provider, which is a part-source in the rift between the 19 tracks in the Mid-Atlantic Cooperative, a simulcast purchasing cooperative, and the New York Racing Association.
	www.hbpa.org /NewsDisplay.asp?section=2&type=l&Affid=30 (19067 words)

	Colonial Beach Bets on Reviving Gambling
		Colonial Downs owns the state's only betting race track in New Kent County and six off-track parlors, where bets are accepted on televised horse races.
		Colonial Downs President Ian Stewart said the company estimates that a betting parlor in Colonial Beach would mean $92,000 in annual tax revenue for Westmoreland County and $250,000 for Virginia on bets of about $14 million a year.
		The Colonial Downs parlor in Richmond has been the company's busiest, taking in $50 million in bets a year until the company opened a second one nearby.
	www.wtopnews.com /index.php?nid=25&pid=0&sid=274977&page=2 (902 words)

	DailyProgress.com \| Colonial Downs entering a brave new world
		While preparations are being made for the 2007 celebration commemorating the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, Colonial Downs officials are looking forward to experiencing their own “new world” this summer when the Virginia racetrack opens today for live racing.
		They said they appreciate the role the MJC has played in Colonial’s formative years but are eager to be on their own.
		An average of 6.8 horses raced on Colonial’s dirt track (32 percent of total races) last summer despite the problems that developed with the surface.
	www.dailyprogress.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=CDP/MGArticle/CDP_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149188535404&path=!sports (948 words)

	Colonial Downs - Casino City
		Colonial Downs is a horse racing facility in New Kent, Virginia with three tracks featuring harness and thoroughbred racing.
		News Brief: Rumored for months, Colonial Downs has an agreement in place with CBS to nationally televise the 10th running of the $1-million Virginia Derby.
		Magna Entertainment Corp. and Colonial Downs have entered into an agreement under which Colonial will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Maryland- Virginia Racing Circuit, Inc., a subsidiary of MEC.
	www.casinocity.com /us/va/newkent/colondwn (297 words)

	Colonial Downs expects big year - Roanoke.com
		The buyout by Colonial Downs owner Jeff Jacobs also meant the departure of general manager John Mooney, an MJC employee, and Iain Woolnough's promotion from director of treasury management to general manager as the track looks toward its 10th season.
		With the income from nine off-track betting parlors, including one in Vinton, feeding the purse account and horses being turned away because the barns have no more room, the outlook at the New Kent County track may be more positive than it has ever been.
		After having too much clay in the dirt track last year, Colonial Downs went back to its previous mix that incorporates more sand, and it's already drawing raves like before.
	www.roanoke.com /sports/etc/wb/69638 (472 words)

	Colonial Downs Race Report: Second Helping - bloodhorse.com
		A mile into the race Senor Swinger was seventh, six lengths from the front, and not taking to the Colonial Downs turf.
		Prior to moving his tack to New York, Prado was a leading rider on the Maryland/Virginia circuit and the leading rider the first two years of racing at Colonial Downs.
		Warner is the first governor to attend racing at Colonial Downs since Gov. George Allen cut the ribbon at Colonial's grand opening.
	racing.bloodhorse.com /viewstory.asp?id=16923 (769 words)

	washingtonpost.com: Colonial Downs Opens Office
		Colonial Downs officials estimate that about $90 million would be wagered there annually, bringing about $558,000 in revenue to the city each year.
		Chris Bridge, Colonial Downs' director of referendum campaigns, attempted to shoot down all their objections.
		Bob FitzSimmonds of Bristow, chairman of the Prince William-Manassas Family Alliance, a group formed to promote policies that strengthen families, said that Colonial Downs' financial projections are "exorbitant" based on the performance of the company's five OTB parlors in Richmond, Chesapeake, Hampton and Brunswick.
	www.washingtonpost.com /ac2/wp-dyn/A19318-2004Oct9?language=printer (853 words)

	The Daily Colonial - GW downs Dayton, ends losing streak
		The Colonials (13-5, 5-3) came out hot early in the game, feeding off a rowdy crowd of 4,236 to go on a 16-2 run that put GW up 29-14 with 8:57 left in the first half.
		The Colonials would never look back – allowing Dayton to tie the game twice, but never relinquishing their lead — and used a strong defense to contain the Flyers’ three-point shooting.
		The Daily Colonial is a registered student organization at The George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The views expressed in this publication are those of the student group, and not necessarily those of the university's administration.
	www.dailycolonial.com /go.dc?p=3&s=411 (897 words)

	TimesDispatch.com \| COLONIAL DOWNS NOTES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		With the increase in purse money for the big races such as the Colonial Turf Cup and Virginia Derby - both of which were $1 million this year for the first time - the purses at the other end have gone down.
		A number of owners and trainers have said privately and told members of the VRC that they are not planning to bring horses to Colonial Downs next year if purses remain at this year's level or are even lower.
		Colonial Downs officials reported that while attendance was off considerably (from 22,321 last year to 11,271 this year) during the 36-day, harness racing meet that ended Nov. 4, total handle and average daily handle was up from the previous year.
	www.timesdispatch.com /servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD/MGArticle/RTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1149191717853&path=!sports&s=1045855934844 (675 words)

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