With just over two months until Virginia’s only Kentucky Derby qualifying race, the racetrack said a limited number of $5 ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Friday that the 2026 Virginia Derby at the Colonial Downs Racetrack will once again be an official qualifier race for the Kentucky Derby. This ...

Hot dog! Wiener Dog Races will be held at Colonial Downs Saturday afternoon, with 64 dogs competing, and a special appearance of the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile.

Colonial Downs racing secretary Dan Bork has released the condition book for its 2026 three-day spring meeting which runs ...

As he waited to do an interview hours before the March 15 running of the Virginia Derby, trainer Kenny McPeek was approached by racing fans who wanted their photograph taken with him. McPeek was one ...

NEW KENT — Colonial Downs wrapped up what organizers called “an historic and record-setting” race season on Saturday. The season featured the New Kent County horseracing track’s first-ever Kentucky ...

NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Colonial Downs held its biggest day of horse racing in Virginia history on Saturday with the Festival of Racing. The Festival of Racing was held on Saturday, Aug. 9, ...

NEW KENT CO., Va. (WDBJ) - Saturday, the Colonial Downs racetrack in New Kent County will host the Virginia Derby. This year, for the first time, the race is a preliminary for the Kentucky Derby.

NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. — Thousands of horse racing fans are filling the stands at Colonial Downs for the much-anticipated Virginia Derby on Saturday. For the first time, the winning horse of the ...

NEW KENT — Colonial Downs’ racing season will run for 48 days next year, the New Kent racetrack announced. It will be the most live racing days held in one season at the racetrack in its nearly ...

NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — In celebration of Derby Day, horse racing fans in Central Virginia can still get a taste of one of the biggest days in horse racing on Saturday. Colonial Downs Racetrack ...