Virginia Stallion Registrations Due December 1 November 27, 2024 The Virginia Harness Horse Association's (VHHA) deadline to register stallions for the Virginia Sired Stakes 2025 breeding season is Dec 1.
Virginia Residency Program Award Monies Distributed January 25, 2024 The Virginia Harness Horse Association announced that $700,000 in certified bonus monies for foals of 2020 and 2021 will be distributed from races held in 2023.
Promos Pepper Spring Return To Shenandoah Downs March 22, 2023 The first ever spring pari-mutuel harness racing season at Shenandoah Downs -- scheduled to begin April 1 and continue through May 14 -- will offer a slate of promotions to lure race fans including a ...
Virginia Certified Bonus Monies Awarded March 01, 2023 The Virginia Harness Horse Association (VHHA) announced $500,000 in Virginia Certified bonus awards were distributed among 67 two and three-year-old horses that qualified for the residency program in ...
Shenandoah Fall Harness Meet Increases March 07, 2022 Virginia harness racing is poised to take another step forward this fall when Shenandoah Downs ushers in its seventh season of pari-mutuel harness racing beginning September 16 and continuing through ...
Virginia Certified Bonus Award Winners Announced February 14, 2022 The Virginia Harness Horse Association announced on Monday, Feb. 14 that 25 Virginia-Certified horses from the 2019 foal crop -- the first to be eligible in a new lucrative residency initiative -- wil...
New Stakes Program A Boost For Virginia January 13, 2022 The Virginia Harness Horse Association (VHHA), which introduced a new Sired Stakes program in mid-November, announced that the number of stallions standing in the state has risen from five, in 2021, t...
New Sired Stakes Program For Virginia November 05, 2021 The Virginia Harness Horse Association (VHHA) is excited to introduce a new Virginia Sired Stakes program starting with the 2022 breeding season, for foals of 2023.
Racing At Shenandoah In VA This Fall August 24, 2016 The Virginia Racing Commission gave unanimous approval at its Thursday, August 18 meeting to bring pari-mutuel harness racing back to the Commonwealth this fall at Shenandoah Downs.
Shenandoah To Host Virginia Racing June 29, 2016 The Virginia Harness Horse Association would like to invite all Standardbred horsepeople to attend the inaugural race meet at the newly renovated Shenandoah Downs, formerly known as Woodstock, in nort...
Virginia Horsepeople To Elect Board September 08, 2015 The Virginia Harness Horse Association has announced that there is an ongoing election for the entire VHHA board of directors.
