Virginia native and basketball Hall of Famer Ralph Sampson will visit Colonial Downs for a special day July 13.
Antonio Gallardo, 2023 leading rider at Colonial Downs, is slated to head a jockey colony that includes the leading riders for each of the last five years.
The Colonial Downs barn area will open June 24 in advance of the summer meet, which kicks off July 11 and runs through September 7.
Colonial Downs on May 7 unveiled a stakes schedule worth $5.7 million topped by the Grade 1 Arlington Milloin.
Colonial Downs has announced a robust promotional schedule to support the 2024 live racing season in New Kent, VA.
Longtime Virginia HBPA chief Frank Petramalo is retiring after a career that’s seen the racing rollercoaster and says it’s the people that have driven him.
The Virginia Racing Commission this week approved a 2024 Colonial Downs schedule that looks like 2023 – but it’s what may come next that’s most interesting.
Colonial Downs will race 27 days from July 11 through September 7 in 2024, with daily average purses expected to approach $700,000.
Grade 1 Beverly D winner Fev Rover heads a group of 11 horses who raced at Colonial Downs this year running in Breeders’ Cup races.
For veteran, New York-based riders Trevor McCarthy and Kendrick Carmouche, Saturday’s stakes-laden card at Colonial Downs felt like coming home.