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Come on Venezuela wins feature clash of August Tuesday Races
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- [Post Time: 5:40pm] ] Bragging rights and a handsome purse have gone to the US Virgin Islands (USVI) as Come on Venezuela has won the feature clash of the August Tuesday Races at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay.
Feature horse race today a VI vs USVI affair!
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- The feature clash of the August Tuesday Races today, August 2, 2022, at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay will be a Virgin Islands versus US Virgin Islands affair.
August Tuesday Festival Horse Races are on!- Lesmore Smith
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- One of the Virgin Islands’ most anticipated activities during Emancipation Festival, the August Tuesday Races at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay, will be happening after all.
Iconic Ellis Thomas Downs sits dilapidated & overgrown
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Once the hub of comradery and a rich culture of horse races in the Virgin Islands (VI), the Iconic Elis Thomas Downs on Tortola now sits dilapidated & overgrown with vegetation.
Moonlight Bandit sweeps feature race @ Ellis Thomas Downs
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI - Moonlight Bandit had horse racing fans jumping for joy as it trotted to victory in the feature race of the Boxing Day Races, held at Ellis Thomas Downs on Sunday, December 27, 2020.
UPDATE: Sunday's horse racing cancelled due to COVID-19 concerns
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Cancellations due to the global pandemic, Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19), are being felt here in the Virgin Islands, with horse racing being one of the latest public events to be cancelled.
7 races carded for Pre-Valentine’s Races @ Ellis Thomas Downs this Sunday
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- After inclement weather and other issues twice prevented 5 races on the 2019 Boxing Day Horse Race Card organised by the Virgin Islands Horse Owners Association, the races will now be run on another card dubbed Pre-Valentine’s Races at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay this Sunday, February 2, 2020.
UPDATE: Boxing Day Races- Part 2 cancelled
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- The continuation of the Boxing Day Horse Races that were cancelled due to poor weather at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay on December 26, 2019 has been hit with another snag.
Legalise 'parimutuel wagering' or risk losing support of USVI horse owners- Lesmore Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Horse Owners’ Association is urging the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government to urgently bring legislation to the House of Assembly (HoA) to legalise betting at horse races locally or risk losing the sport to sister territory United States Virgin Islands (USVI).
Boxing Day horse races to continue on January 19, 2020
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- The remaining horse races that were cancelled on December 26, 2019 at Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay due to heavy downpours will now be run on Sunday, January 19, 2020.
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