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March 14th, 2013
UPDATE: Broken Home Out! 4 Tortola horses in for Sunday’s races!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – This news site has been reliably informed that Broken Home will no longer be participating in the final leg of the Virgin Islands Triple Crown Challenge in St Thomas, USVI, on Sunday March 17, 2013.

February 19th, 2013
Really Uptown sends opposition back to drawing board!

ST CROIX, USVI – Sunday’s races at the Randall ‘Doc’ James racetrack in St Croix have now gone in the annals and as the dust settles horse owners are already thinking about what they may need to do next time to stop the seemingly invincible Really Uptown. The horse from the L&B Stables ran a blistering and record breaking pace in the feature race on February 17, 2013.

February 17th, 2013
UPDATE: Really Uptown demolishes competition in St Croix!

ST CROIX, USVI - Really Uptown won the second leg of the VI Triple Crown in convincing fashion on February 17, 2013 with a new track record at the Randall 'Doc' James racetrack.

January 14th, 2013
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.

January 11th, 2013
UPDATE: USVI horse owners in quest for Triple Crown glory on VI soil

WEST END, Tortola, VI – USVI horse owners descended on Tortola last evening to participate in the first leg of the Second Annual VI Triple Crown Challenge to be staged at Ellis Thomas Downs on Sunday, January 13, 2013.

December 31st, 2012
UPDATE: VI Triple Crown definitely on - Smith-Aaron

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – President-elect of the VI Horse Owners’ Association, Mrs Karen Smith-Aaron wants everyone to be reassured that the highly anticipated VI Triple Crown is definitely still on and is currently in the planning stages.

December 26th, 2012
UPDATE: Anyone that comes to challenge Really Uptown will be disappointed- Hodge

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - Having silenced the doubters that Really Uptown could not have registered a second straight win against St. Croix's champion horse Slevin, Violet "Letty" Hodge is looking for more challengers although she is already warning them that they will be disappointed at the end as her horse Really Uptown is simply the best at the moment.

December 23rd, 2012
Slevin relaxed but keen on revenge against Really Uptown! – James Bates

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – The owner of Slevin, Mr James Bates, has revealed that he is keen on righting the wrong that took place with his horse’s loss to Really Uptown at races held earlier this month in the US Virgin Islands by winning the upcoming feature Boxing Day one mile race at Ellis Thomas Downs on December 26, 2012.

December 21st, 2012
UPDATE: Final official Boxing Day race card is out!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The final official race card for the Boxing Day races at Ellis Thomas Downs on December 26, 2012 has now been released by the VI Horse Owners Association.

December 14th, 2012
UPDATE: New Horse Owners’ Assoc. president chooses route of consensus

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Newly elected President of the VI Horse Owners’ Association, Karen Smith-Aaron, has expressed that it is her desire to run the Association through the route of consensus and feels that even though her new role might be challenging, the best results would ultimately come through the use of this approach.

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