Colonial Downs is best known for its massive turf course, but a monumental amount of work has gone into making the dirt main ...

The Virginia Derby, Colonial Downs' first horse race as a qualifier for the Kentucky Derby, is on Saturday. Why it matters: ...

All eyes will be on Baffert’s Getaway Car, son of 2007 and ’08 American Horse of the Year Curlin. The Virginia Derby, set for ...

Omaha Omaha was born at Chance Farm in Gordonsville and will be running his first race in his home state. After victories at Delaware Park and Laurel Park late in 2024, Omaha Omaha recently placed ...

Virginians will have a rooting interest in Virginia-bred Derby hopeful Omaha Omaha. Omaha Omaha’s second-place finish in the ...

The "Road to the Kentucky Derby" winds through Virginia for the first time this weekend, as the Virginia Derby joins the ...

NEW KENT — The race fields for Saturday’s 2025 Virginia Derby and 2025 Virginia Oaks have been set and Colonial Downs ...

The Road to the Kentucky Derby heads to Colonial Downs for the first time in the history of the series. The Virginia Derby ...

The road to the Kentucky Derby will go through the state of Virginia for the first time when the starting gate opens in the ...

Facing just two rivals March 14 in a field decimated by eight scratches in the $100,000 Boston Handicap at Colonial Downs, ...

A talented group of nine sophomores will go postward in Saturday’s $500,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs. The 1 1/8-mile ...

Colonial Downs experienced a bump in the start of its spring meet on March 13, when the New Kent, Va., track had to refund ...