Colonial Downs
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Sep 11, 2026
John FredericksGUEST
I don't even know who carried it.
John FredericksGUEST
I was in my suite at the Colonial Downs Raceway in New Kent, Virginia, and we had it on.
John FredericksGUEST
Me and Ann hung on every single word.
John FredericksGUEST
And I thought that was the turning point in the campaign today.
Anna Marie JehorekHOST
Don't forget to follow the show so you never miss an episode.
Anna Marie JehorekHOST
Today, we're heading to Colonial Downs, just outside of Richmond, Virginia, where world-class thoroughbred racing meets a beautiful setting and a day at the races becomes much more than watching horses run.
Anna Marie JehorekHOST
Whether you're a longtime racing fan or someone looking for a fun and different experience to add to a Virginia itinerary, Colonial Downs offers a wonderful way to spend the day.
Anna Marie JehorekHOST
I'm joined by Bella Hodge, Racing Marketing Manager at Colonial Downs, to talk about what makes this destination special, what visitors can expect when they come for a day at the races, and why you might want to pull over and experience Colonial Downs for yourself.
Anna Marie JehorekHOST
So whether you're a racing fan or simply looking for something new to add to your Virginia travels, stay tuned.
Anna Marie JehorekHOST
You might just discover your next favorite day trip.
Anna Marie JehorekHOST
Yes.
Anna Marie JehorekHOST
Well, Bella, let's start with you.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
Uh, came out, uh, negative in my profits, but Alan, I did hit two trifecta boxes, and that's about all I hit, and then I blew out the winnings I got from that on a couple of more aggressive bets.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
And, you know, I pr- I, I budgeted that I was gonna lose yesterday, but it was a fun time out there at Colonial Downs.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
Last, last meet weekend of the, the racing season, and, uh, it gave us a, a fun final race as the, a, a big, big underdog won the 11th race yesterday on the Old Dominion Derby day.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
Yeah, it was a beautiful day, too.
Frank VespeHOST
Check out the racing from the Big T.
Frank VespeHOST
Also Colonial Downs, their closing weekend gonna go Thursday through, uh, Labor Day, Monday.
Frank VespeHOST
Charlestown's dark this weekend.
Frank VespeHOST
No racing at Charlestown.
Frank VespeHOST
And then of course, the following weekend, starting Friday the 11th, live racing returns to Laurel Park, Maryland's Laurel Park.
Frank VespeHOST
So looking forward to all of that, but lots of racing this weekend.
Frank VespeHOST
Delaware, Timonium, and Colonial Downs.
Frank VespeHOST
Check out racing at Delaware and the Big T in particular.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
They'll chat with us in our number two.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
Frank Hoff, the Senior Director of Racing Operations out at Colonial Downs.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
He'll be joining us as well as they get set for the last weekend of racing action out there at Colonial Downs.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
Having to deal with some heat for tomorrow.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
A lot of the high school football games around the area tomorrow.
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Jack FitzpatrickHOST
We'll get a break in.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
Step aside.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
Frank Hoff, Senior Director of Racing Operations over there at Colonial Downs in New Kent.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
So today we've got to do our Virginia power rankings, one through five of the Division I schools here around the Commonwealth.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
That'll be at about 9 a.m. as well, because looking ahead to the rest of the week, tomorrow we've got Frank Hoff joining us from Colonial Downs, plus Talk of the Town, our player of the week today.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
This week, it's out of Mechanicsville.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
It's Malachi White.
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Jack FitzpatrickHOST
So coming up this week, we've got I mean, it is a busy week after today.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
We've got Russ Huseman at 930 Richmond football head coach.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
Then tomorrow, we've got Frank Hoff joining us in studio from Colonial Downs.
Jack FitzpatrickHOST
I am pumped for that.
John FredericksHOST
And thanks everybody for joining us today.
John FredericksHOST
Hey, don't forget Colonial Downs, that's today.
John FredericksHOST
We got two more weekends of racing.
John FredericksHOST
You don't wanna miss that.
John FredericksHOST
Racing Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday...
John FredericksHOST
Well, actually, we got three more weeks.
John FredericksHOST
Three more weeks of racing at Colonial Downs, and that's it.
John FredericksHOST
So you wanna go to colonialdowns.com. Post time 12:30.
Frank VespeHOST
Um, so I think that's one worth a look.
Frank VespeHOST
And, I think, you know, Brittany Russell has this unusual for America pedigreed horse, Occupy, who ran okay on debut at Colonial Downs.
Frank VespeHOST
It's ones by St. Mark's Basilica, a French bred sire who stands for $55,000 out of an Irish bred mare.
Frank VespeHOST
I think that one's, that's one that might just come out if they come off the turf.
John FredericksHOST
As y- money bets on the favorite, the odds go down because it's instantly calculating the payout minus, you know, what the, what the, uh, what the house and government rake is, which is about 20, 20%, or 18% or something.
John FredericksHOST
So you go to a, you go to Colonial Downs, you bet $10 to win on a horse, uh, you're only really betting $8 to win, 'cause 20% rate comes out for government, state, you know, whatever it is they do, so then the $8 is bet.
John FredericksHOST
But if everybody's betting that one horse, then it, the payout's gotta be even, so the odds go down.
John FredericksHOST
Isn't that, that's supposed to be what the betting market is, right?
Frank HopfGUEST
And once I graduated from college, I moved back down to Houston and ended up out at Sam Houston Race Park for 20-some years.
Todd ParnellHOST
When you say you went to the track every day, I had somebody ask me, we were at Colonial Downs, producer Wyatt, the other day with the Squirrels people.
Todd ParnellHOST
And one of the people on the staff said, so how do I do this? So when you were 18 years old, were you wagering on the ponies like a lot? Did you know all the ins and outs and the...
Todd ParnellHOST
the trifectas and all that stuff?
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Todd ParnellHOST
We talk about that on the show all the time.
Todd ParnellHOST
But you just mentioned a bunch of different – like you have the horsemen, you have the trainers, the jockeys.
Todd ParnellHOST
And if I remember your track at Colonial Downs, they're kind of separated.
Todd ParnellHOST
The jockeys are over here, right, and the trainers are over here.
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