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New Kent’s board of supervisors backed the appropriation of $1.15 million from the Colonial Downs Restricted Revenue Fund for an economic development incentive.

Soft-spoken with an unassuming manner, Leonel Reyes has steadily established himself as one of Gulfstream Park’s most respected jockeys

Maryland racing takes center stage this Saturday, when Laurel Park hosts the 37th running of the Jim McKay Maryland Million. This year’s Maryland Million racecard is one of the best yet, with at least 10 horses in the main body of 10 of the 12 races on the card, and six races with 14 horses in the main body.

Visitor spending in New Kent County rose to $27.9 million in 2021, 40.5% higher than in 2020 when Virginia was in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Hill Prince is carded as Race 7 on Saturday’s 10-race program, which also features the Grade 3, $150,000 Noble Damsel in Race 3.

A venerable champion and a burgeoning star over wooden fences took Saturday’s feature races in Middleburg, Va., and Geneseo, N.Y., while jockey Jamie Bargary and trainer Mark Beecher made three trips to the winner’s circle.

Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., hosts two days of Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Win and You’re In live horse racing coverage this weekend, headlined by the $1 million Coolmore Turf Mile (G1) on Saturday and $600,000 Juddmonte Spinster (G1) on Sunday, at 5 p.m. ET both days on CNBC. Keeneland will also serve as host of the 39th Breeders’ Cup World Championships on Nov. 4-5 presented across NBC Sports.

Road to the Kentucky Derby. Breeders’ Futurity at Keeneland, October 9, 2021. 10–4–2–1 points available. The 2023 Kentucky Derby is the 149th renewal of The Greatest Two Minutes in Sports. Live odds, betting, horse bios, travel info, tickets, news, and updates from Churchill Downs Race Track.

Nagirroc will make his stakes debut off two weeks' rest in Sunday’s Grade 3, $150,000 Futurity, a six-furlong outer turf sprint for juveniles, at the Belmont at the Big A fall meet.

Eight-year-old Drafted heads the field for the Grade 2 Vosburgh at the Belmont at the Big A meet on Saturday.