Casse, DeVaux, Stidham, McCaughey, Trombetta and more enter multiple runners Opening Day of the 2024 Colonial Downs live racing season is Thursday, July 11, and the card has been drawn. The 12-race program features an average field size of 10.4, as 125 entries were taken with six of those sitting on the also-eligible list. Beginning […]
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Tickets on sale now for Foxfield Fall Races – A Day for Families on Sunday, October 6
Portion of proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville Albemarle County’s signature steeplechase racing event, the Foxfield Races return with the second steeplechase race of the National Steeplechase Association’s 2024 series. The Fall Races are a tradition for friends and families, and will take place on Sunday, October 6. Tickets are on sale now at foxfieldraces.com. Foxfield […]
Colonial Down Announces Stakes Schedule for 2024 Summer Season
Festival of Racing Slated for August 10; Virginia Derby Scheduled for September 7 NEW KENT, VA (May 7, 2024) – Topped by a quartet of graded races, Colonial Downs unveiled its 2024 stakes program consisting of 27 races worth $5.7 million for the 27-day season which runs from Thursday, July 11 through Saturday, September 7. The […]
In Shockingly Rare Result, Colonial Downs Has a Double Dead Heat Finish
~ Friday’s first race featured a dead heat tie for first and dead heat tie for third ~ NEW KENT, Va. (July 28, 2025)—One of horse racing’s rarest results occurred on Friday at Colonial Downs Racetrack as the day’s first race featured a “double dead heat” with a tie for first and a tie for […]
Patriot Spirit Dominates Reigh Count and Alani Wires Love Sign Saturday at Colonial Downs
At Colonial Downs on Saturday, two 4-year-olds offered impressive efforts in the $100,000 Reigh Count and the $100,000 Love Sign. In the open company, sibling dirt sprint stakes, the 2024 Illinois Derby winner Patriot Spirit proved much the best over seven rivals in the Reigh Count, while Alani took to the front early against six […]
Nominations Set for Colonial Downs’ Festival of Racing Day Card on August 9
Defending champion Nations Pride tops 30 nominated to the Arlington Million With purse money totaling $2.5 million over seven stakes, nominations closed Wednesday for the 2025 Colonial Downs Festival of Racing program. Highlighted by the Grade 1 Arlington Million, the Grade 2 $500,000 Beverly D. and the Grade 2 $500,000 Secretariat Stakes, each scheduled for […]
Brisset Holds Strong Hand for Saturday’s $100,000 Love Song at Colonial Downs
Trainer Rudy Brisset holds a strong hand for Saturday’s first running of the $100,000 Love Sign Stakes at Colonial Downs. The six-furlong dirt sprint attracted a competitive field of nine fillies and mares, and Brisset’s pair, led by Motley Crew Stables and September Farm’s Bourbon Breeze, was tabbed as the first and fourth choice in […]
Shenandoah Downs Announces Special $5,000 “Own a Horse for a Day’ Promotion for Sports Fans
This past spring, Shenandoah Downs gave eight lucky female racing fans a chance to “Own a Horse for a Day” and compete for a $5,000 purse on Mother’s Day. With the fall racing season just around the corner, the track announced that eight male sports-oriented fans will get that same lucrative opportunity on Saturday September […]
After Strong Start to Season, Exciting Racing & Entertainment Continues All Summer at Colonial Downs
~ Tickets now on sale for notable racing and entertainment days include the Festival of Racing (August 9), Wiener Dog Racing (August 23), and Old Dominion Derby Day (September 9) ~ Following the successful start to a season that has already seen thousands of fans visit Virginia’s premier thoroughbred racetrack, Colonial Downs’ summer meet rolls […]
Patriot Spirit Headlines Pair of Inaugural Open Company Stakes Saturday at Colonial Downs
Mellon Patch’s 2024 Illinois Derby winner Patriot Spirit is set to return to Colonial Downs as the 7-5 morning line favorite for the 1st running of the $100,000 Reigh Count Stakes. Eight older open company males signed on for the seven-furlong dirt sprint, which along with its sister stakes, the $100,000 Love Sign, is slated […]
Thursday Girl and Noquestionaboutit Upend the Chalk in Virginia-bred Stakes Action July 19 at Colonial Downs
Saturday’s Virginia-bred and -sired fillies and mares stakes action at Colonial Downs saw Thursday Girl and Noquestionaboutit upend the odds-on favorites to win the $125,000 Brookmeade and $125,000 Glenn Petty, respectively. Two upstarts trained by Brittany Russell ran one-two in the Brookmeade, led by Timbercreek Racing’s Thursday Girl. Piloted by Sheldon Russell, Thursday Girl covered […]
Virginia-breds Repo Rocks and Showstopper Copper Dominate Stakes Action July 18 at Colonial Downs
Virginia-bred and -sired males took centerstage in two stakes on Friday at Colonial Downs, and odds-on favorites Repo Rocks and Showstopper Copper reigned supreme in the $125,000 Edward P. Evans and $125,000 Punch Line Stakes, respectively. With the entirety of Friday’s card taken off the turf due to a late afternoon downpour, both the added […]
Meet Some of Horse Racing’s Personalities Based at Colonial Downs
Summer is a busy time for people affiliated with thoroughbred and steeplechase racing in Virginia. Colonial Downs is in the midst of a 10-week thoroughbred meet in historic New Kent and plays host to race programs every Wednesday thru Saturday until September 13. Here’s a wide-ranging look at some of the participants involved in the […]
