Well-executed gameplan leads to American Promise win
The way the Virginia Derby unfolded was exactly to the plan mapped out by American Promise’s trainer D. Wayne Lukas.
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Category: Virginia
Derby Trail: Where we stand after Virginia Derby
Where do we stand following on the Derby trail following Saturday’s Virginia Derby? Here’s what we learned.
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American Promise dazzles in Virginia Derby
D. Wayne Lukas has himself another Kentucky Derby horse, as the suddenly mature American Promise blitzed the field in the Virginia Derby.
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Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks March 15, 2025
The oldest and best handicapping source for Colonial Downs returns for 2025 — it’s Nick’s Picks, and it’s back!
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Colonial: Book’em Danno returns a winner in Boston
Grade 1-winning millionaire Book’em Danno kicked off his 4-year-old season with a near-track-record win in the Boston Handicap at Colonial Downs.
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VIDEO: Previewing the Virginia Derby
Saturday’s Virginia Derby is a 50-points-to-the-winner race on the Kentucky Derby trail! Our handicappers preview it.
Read More Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks March 14, 2025
The oldest and best handicapping source for Colonial Downs returns for 2025 — it’s Nick’s Picks, and it’s back!
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Virginia Oaks: You’ll Be Back seeks breakthrough win
Stakes-placed in each of her last two starts, You’ll Be Back, will seek her first stakes win for trainer Tom Amoss in Saturday’s Virginia Oaks.
Read More Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks March 13, 2025
The oldest and best handicapping source for Colonial Downs returns for 2025 — it’s Nick’s Picks, and it’s back!
Read More Virginia Derby: Blinkers on for Render Judgment
The Ken McPeek-trained Render Judgment will tackle Saturday’s Virginia Derby with blinkers added and adjusted shoeing.
Read More Virginia Derby: No walkover but Amoss hopes for Authentic upset
If Tom Amoss isn’t nervous during Authentic Gallop’s Virginia Derby, it may be because he’s already suffered enough Colonial Downs-related anxiety.
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Virginia Oaks: Icona Mama doing “really well”
Icona Mama had a sharp breeze March 7 and is doing “really well” ahead of a scheduled start in Saturday’s Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs.
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