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UPDATE: Bud White 'put down'- Trainer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Alliance Point Stables Trainer, Michael Smith, confirmed that his horse Bud White has been put down after a new injury to his already damaged leg.
UPDATE: Races all set for Downs today, June 2
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Ellis Thomas Downs is expected to come alive with the usual horse racing excitement today, June 2, 2013 for the second race of the year in the Territory hosted by the VI Horse Owners Association.
Local horse owners fired up for June 2 races
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Horse owners have expressed excitement in anticipation of the upcoming races set for June 2, 2013 at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay.
Much needed rest in store for Really Uptown!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – After putting away all comers over the past few months, champion horse Really Uptown can look forward to some much deserved relaxation, according to his co-owner Violet “Letty” Hodge.
UPDATE: L&B Stables wins first ever Governor's Cup with Really Uptown!
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- Tortola's champion horse Really Uptown has won the 2013 Governor's Cup at the Clinton E. Phipps race track in St Thomas, making history for L&B Stables since it is the first time it has won the Governor's Cup.
Meet the 'voice' of horse racing in the VI- Rashidi M. Clenance
By Reuben J. A. Stoby
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The horses break the gate and are blazing down the track with a bunch of horses fighting for the lead as a gap opens in the middle. The track announcer suddenly comes to life and indicates that a horse from behind is making a move on the outside.
UPDATE: Really Uptown well on his way to Triple Crown Glory! [Photo display included]
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Any lingering doubts over the pedigree and speed of Really Uptown were firmly put to bed by an astonishing performance in the 1st leg of the V.I. Triple Crown at Ellis Thomas Downs on Sunday January 13, 2013.
Khun Dan ready for bigger races- Trainer
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- While Really Uptown stole the show at the recent Boxing Day Races at Ellis Thomas Downs by defeating Slevin and Good Prospecting in the feature race, there were other horses worthy of attention and praise- Khun Dan is certainly one of them.
Agricore VI: BVI Horse
By Theodore James
The Virgin Islands Horse Racing industry has been a topic that has provoked much conversation over the years. For a sport that attracts a decent crowd, it is tagged with many issues that are in desperate need of addressing in order to see the survival of the sport.
Update: Tortola's horses hold their own in St. Thomas
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Despite being outnumbered and on foreign turf, Tortola's horses participating in the race card at the Clinton E. Phipps racetrack in St. Thomas on October 28, 2012 trotted away heads high as they put in a creditable performance.
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