In the first-ever Kentucky Derby points race at Colonial Downs, BC Stables’ American Promise proved much the best to win the ...

Trainer plans to wait for the Virginia Derby winner, who secured a spot in the Kentucky Derby, to settle back in at Oaklawn ...

Saturday’s $527,500 Virginia Derby, the first-ever Road to the Kentucky Derby scoring race contested in the historic ...

More than 8,000 people filled the stands at Colonial Downs for the much-anticipated Virginia Derby on Saturday.

Just over a decade after Colonial Downs was shuttered, the track, which re-opened for Thoroughbred racing in 2019, enjoyed ...

NEW KENT — American Promise won the 2025 Virginia Derby by 7 ¾ lengths with a track record time of 1:46.41 for the 1 1/8 mile race at Colonial Downs Racetrack in New Kent County Saturday to earn a ...

American Promise, the D. Wayne Lukas entry into Saturday’s Virginia Derby, pulled away from the field, setting a Colonial ...

The D. Wayne Lukas entry in the March 15 Virginia Derby, American Promise, delivered a career-best effort to finish 7 3/4 lengths ahead of Render Judgement and set a track record for 1 ⅛ miles on the ...

Despite having started just once before, Fondly (Upstart–Lifetime Memory, by Istan) once again put it all together to claim the Virginia Oaks, and her 50 points on the Road to the Kentucky Oaks. A ...

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

The Virginia Derby is a Road to the Kentucky Derby Championship Series event, awarding qualifying points on a 50-25-15-10-5 ...

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