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July 13th, 2015
UPDATE: Apollo Sky wins; Town Hall’s return a disappointment

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – The much anticipated return of Town Hall to Ellis Thomas Downs at the Pre Festival Meet on Sunday July 12, 2015, highlighted the card, but ended in disappointment.

July 9th, 2015
Wrol Up debuts; Town Hall returns @ Pre Festival races

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – As the anticipation builds towards Sunday’s July 12, 2015 Pre-Festival races at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay, one new horse will be making its debut while a known name will be returning to competition following a hiatus to recover from injury.

July 6th, 2015
keen competition expected @ all-Tortola pre-Festival races

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – Horse racing returns to Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay for the Pre-Festival races come July 12, 2015 with an exciting line up of Tortola horses. Five races are carded for the day.

May 3rd, 2014
UPDATE: Is this the end for VI’s Really Uptown?

CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI – Swagg Daddy shocked hundreds of horseracing fans by overtaking last year’s Governor’s Cup champion Really Uptown at the half of the feature event of the St Thomas Carnival Races yesterday, May 2, 2014 for a lead that was never relinquished.

April 27th, 2014
Really Uptown to defend Governor's Cup in St Thomas' carnival races

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Six beasts of speed will face off for the coveted Governor’s Cup Crown at the Clinton E. Phipps racetrack in St Thomas, USVI on May 2, 2014 with most eyes centred on the main attraction and returning champion, Really Uptown.

April 14th, 2014
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.

April 12th, 2014
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.

April 4th, 2014
Clash of horse giants Town Hall vs Really Uptown set!

SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – A huge upcoming clash of the titans among the premier race horses in the Virgin Islands has set tongues wagging and has one contestant issuing an outright claim to victory even before the highly anticipated showdown.

March 24th, 2014
UPDATE: 'Admission' wins St Thomas feature race on debut

BOVONI, St. Thomas, USVI – 'Admission' pulled off an upset win on debut yesterday, March 23, 2014 to secure a purse of $10,000 when it defeated Break Up The Game, Ethelred (Tortola) and Prince of Speed to win the feature race at the Clinton E. Phipps racetrack in St Thomas, USVI.

February 17th, 2014
UPDATE: Town Hall’s Cruzian win a proud moment – Alex V. Lake

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While the owners of Tortola’s Town Hall may have come away with a heavy purse of $22,500 in winning the Flamboyant stakes at the Randall ‘Doc’ James racetrack in St Croix yesterday, February 16, 2014, the team also emerged with an increased sense of pride and an added notch to an already growing reputation.

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