Colonial Downs awarded 44 live days for 2025
Colonial Downs will race 44 days in 2025, starting with a 3-day spring meet and then continuing with 41 summer racing days.
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Tag: Virginia horse racing
Manny Franco’s magnificent seven
Jockey Manny Franco’s talents were on full display Saturday at Colonial Downs, as he won seven races and nearly swept the track’s six stakes.
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Deterministic rallies to win G3 Virginia Derby
Jockey Manny Franco’s sixth win of the day at Colonial Downs came in the Grade 3 Virginia Derby aboard Deterministic, now a graded winner on turf and dirt.
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Siesta Key takes Kitten’s Joy thriller
Two-year-old Siesta Key found a seam and narrowly won the Kitten’s Joy Stakes Saturday at Colonial Downs in his first try on turf.
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Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks September 7, 2024
The oldest and best handicapping source for Colonial Downs returns for 2024 — it’s Nick’s Picks, and it’s back!
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Four Virginia Derby day questions
Big fields and good betting opportunities abound on Virginia Derby day at Colonial Downs. Here are four questions (and some price plays).
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Road to Kentucky Derby, Oaks to go through New Kent
The road to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks will make stops in New Kent in 2025, when the Virginia Derby and Oaks become points races.
Read More Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks September 6, 2024
The oldest and best handicapping source for Colonial Downs returns for 2024 — it’s Nick’s Picks, and it’s back!
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Big fields abound on Virginia Derby undercard
Four stakes supporting the Virginia Derby and Oaks average nearly 11 runners entered, with three topping that number.
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Familiar names in Virginia Oaks
Selima winner Brocknardini, Black-Eyed Susan show horse Call Another Play, and a pair from Delaware’s Christiana Stakes face off in the Virginia Oaks.
Read More Deterministic headlines Virginia Derby dozen
A dozen runners, headlined by dirt-to-turf runners Deterministic and Grand Mo the First, will tackle Saturday’s Grade 3 Virginia Derby.
Read More Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks September 5, 2024
The oldest and best handicapping source for Colonial Downs returns for 2024 — it’s Nick’s Picks, and it’s back!
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