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

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

Putting in three five-furlong drills at Fair Grounds since his last out win, Authentic Gallop fired a bullet on Feb. 17, ...

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

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

Fewer than 500 general-admission tickets remain at $5 apiece for Saturday’s Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs, which will ...

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 has recently placed ...

The Virginia Derby is back in town!This weekend, horses and jockeys from all over the country compete at the Colonial Downs Racetrack.This year is particularly special because it will be the first ...

The Virginia Derby’s newfound status as a Kentucky Derby (G1) prep has attracted a strong group of horses to the entries.

A talented group of nine sophomores will go postward in Saturday’s $500,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs. The 1 1/8-mile feature is a part of the 2025 Road to the Kentucky Derby challenge series ...

A cut below California's best—having already lost to Journalism and Citizen Bull , two of the early Kentucky Derby ...

A fairly major prep, the G2 Tampa Bay Derby, was run, but the biggest beneficiary of that race, as far as these rankings are ...