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Tracy Farmer’s Irish-bred Fev Rover earned an automatic berth into the Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf August 12 courtesy of a gate-to-wire effort in the $500,000 Grade 1 Beverly D Stakes at Colonial Downs, a Breeders’ Cup Challenge Win & You’re In race, one of three graded stakes on the track’s inaugural “Festival of … Continue reading Fev Rover Wins G1 Beverly D Stakes at Colonial Downs, Punches Ticket to Breeders’ Cup →

Iapetus Racing and Diamond T Racing’s Virginia-bred Gigante made his triumphant return to the winner’s circle by pulling a massive 22-1 upset victory in the August 12 Grade 2 $500,000 Secretariat Stakes at Colonial Downs. The race was held in Virginia for the first time, making the victory for the Commonwealth that much sweeter. Gigante, … Continue reading Virgnia-Bred Gigante Pulls Off Massive Upset in $500,000 Secretariat Stakes at Colonial Downs →

Nominations closed August 18 for five all-turf stakes on the Commonwealth Champions Day program scheduled for Saturday, September 2 at Colonial Downs that will showcase Virginia-bred, -sired and -certified horses with $725,000 in purse money on the line. Four of the $150,000 stakes – the Camptown, Bert Allen, Meadow Stable and Nellie Mae Cox – are … Continue reading Nominations Set for Colonial Downs’ Commonwealth Champions Day on September 2   →

Charlottesville to host second steeplechase race in 2023 National SeriesPortion of proceeds will benefit Habitat for Humanity of Greater Charlottesville Tickets on sale now – Prices increase September 15!Special Tailgate Food Package now available WHAT: Albemarle County’s signature steeplechase racing event, the Foxfield Races return with the second steeplechase race of the National Steeplechase Association’s 2023 series. The … Continue reading Foxfield Fall Races – A Day for Families & Friends Sunday, October 1 →

Godolphin’s Silver Knott arrived at Colonial Downs Thursday morning around 3 a.m. following a nine-hour van ride from Saratoga Race Course. The British-bred son of Lope de Vega is the 3-1 second choice in the morning line for Saturday’s Grade 2 $500,000 Secretariat Stakes which is being held in Virginia for the first time as … Continue reading Colonial Downs Festival of Racing Notes – Thursday, August 10, 2023 →

The “Festival of Racing” program at Colonial Downs, scheduled for Saturday August 12, features three major graded stakes races — the G1 Arlington Million (Race 10), G1 Beverly D (Race 9) and G2 Secretariat Stakes (Race 8). A total of $2 million in purse monies will be on the line between those three stakes. The … Continue reading Field of Eight 3-Year-Olds Set to Battle One Mile in G2 Secretariat Stakes August 12 at Colonial Downs   →

The “Festival of Racing” program at Colonial Downs, scheduled for Saturday August 12, features three major graded stakes races — the G1 Arlington Million, G1 Beverly D and G2 Secretariat Stakes. A total of $2 million in purse monies will be on the line between those three stakes. Seven fillies and mares will go to … Continue reading Fev Rover, Didia Vie for Favoritism in Grade 1 $500,000 Beverly D. Saturday at Colonial Downs →

Cash Is King and LC Racing’s Carmelina and Ray Pennington III’s King Kontie are respective early favorites in co-featured $150,000 dirt sprint stakes for Virginia-Restricted 2-year-old horses Saturday (August 5) at Colonial Downs. The former heads a field of 11 in the Keswick Stakes for fillies while the latter heads a field of eight in … Continue reading Pair of $150,000 Dirt Sprint Stakes for 2-Year-Olds Highlight Saturday Aug. 4 Action at Colonial →