News
UPDATE: STT horses a no show for Oct. 5 races @ Downs
SEA COW’S BAY, Tortola, VI – Vice President of the Virgin Islands Horse Owners’ Association Lesmore Smith confirmed this morning Saturday October 4, 2014 that none of the horses from St. Thomas (STT), United States Virgin Islands, have come up for the races slated for tomorrow October 5, 2014 at Ellis Thomas Downs, Sea Cow’s Bay, Tortola.
Anticipation high for Aug. 5 races @ Ellis Thomas Downs
SEA COWS' BAY, Tortola, VI – With attractive purses on offer, anticipation is high for the big August Tuesday race meet to be held at Ellis Thomas Downs Sea Cows’ Bay come August 5, 2014 which will feature nine races.
Southern Dunn wins on Debut at Pre Festival Meet
SEA COWS' BAY, Tortola, VI – The pre-Festival races at Ellis Thomas Downs on Sunday 13, July 2014, was a quiet affair, with the late arrival of new horses detracting from the day’s excitement.
UPDATE: Pre-August Tuesday races set for today @ Ellis Thomas Downs
SEA COWS’ BAY, Tortola, VI – President of the Virgin Islands Horse Owners' Association Karen B. Smith-Aaron said that preparations for this afternoon’s horse race meet at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay are going well and that the races are ready to go.
UPDATE: On to the Governor’s Cup for Really Uptown!
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – The Governor’s Cup which is expected to be held in St Thomas, USVI next month is clearly the main thing on the horizon following yesterday’s (April 13, 2014) win at Ellis Thomas for the L&B Stables prize champion horse, Really Uptown.
UPDATE: Feature horse race gets $15k increase for purse of $20k
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Information just reaching Virgin Islands News Online is that legislators Hon. Myron V. Walwyn, Hon. Mark H. Vanterpool and Hon Archibald C. Christian along with other entities have upped the purse for the highly anticipated three-way clash at Ellis Thomas Downs tomorrow, April 13, 2014 by adding an additional $15,000.
UPDATE: Town Hall leaves tongues wagging after VI Classic win
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Wild celebrations filled the air following Town Hall’s victory in the feature Turtle Dove Classic of the first ever VI Classic to be held in the Virgin Islands yesterday, January 26, 2014.
UPDATE: Horses all set for today's races at Ellis Thomas Downs!
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Organisers have related that none of the horses billed to participate in races at Ellis Thomas Downs today, January 26, 2014 have been scratched for any of the races up to post time.
Town Hall & Stephen Got Better stamp pedigree @ races [new photos added]
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - A smaller than expected crowd at the Ellis Thomas Downs Boxing Day races bore witness to the power and speed of Stephen Got Better as well as Town Hall, who both had comfortable wins to stamp their pedigree on proceedings.
UPDATE: Town Hall wins feature event at Boxing Day races!
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Town Hall emerged the victor in today's feature event of the Boxing Day races held at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay.
![](/ads/cbb_2023-10-16.jpg)
![](/ads/email_alerts11.gif)