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Colonial Downs
06
Apr
  • Claiming Crown
  • Colonial Downs
  • Eric Hamelback
  • Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA)
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association

Colonial Downs to host Claiming Crown qualifying day

  • Frank Vespe / 1 year
  • 26
  • 3 min read

Colonial Downs will host an August day of racing in which the races are automatic qualifying races for November’s Claiming Crown.

American Promise
18
Mar
  • American Promise
  • Colonial Downs
  • D. Wayne Lukas
  • Nik Juarez
  • Virginia Derby
  • Virginia horse racing

Well-executed gameplan leads to American Promise win

  • Nick Hahn / 1 year
  • 19
  • 5 min read

The way the Virginia Derby unfolded was exactly to the plan mapped out by American Promise’s trainer D. Wayne Lukas.

American Promise
17
Mar
  • Charles Town
  • Colonial Downs
  • mid-Atlantic horse racing
  • Parx Racing
  • Pennsylvania horse racing
  • Virginia horse racing
  • West Virginia horse racing

Mid-Atlantic Three Stars: March 17

  • John Piassek / 1 year
  • 0
  • 4 min read

Your five-minute read to catch up on all the Mid-Atlantic racing action you may have missed over the weekend…

American Promise
15
Mar
  • American Promise
  • Colonial Downs
  • D. Wayne Lukas
  • Fondly
  • Irad Ortiz
  • Nik Juarez
  • Sebastian Nicholls
  • Virginia Derby
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Oaks

American Promise dazzles in Virginia Derby

  • The Biz / 1 year
  • 1
  • 4 min read

D. Wayne Lukas has himself another Kentucky Derby horse, as the suddenly mature American Promise blitzed the field in the Virginia Derby.

Virginia Derby
15
Mar
  • Colonial Downs
  • handicapping
  • Virginia horse racing

Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks March 15, 2025

  • The Biz / 1 year
  • 0
  • 6 min read

The oldest and best handicapping source for Colonial Downs returns for 2025 — it’s Nick’s Picks, and it’s back!

Book'em Danno
14
Mar
  • Book'em Danno
  • Boston S.
  • Colonial Downs
  • Justin Nixon
  • Paco Lopez
  • Sheilah's Warcloud
  • Stellar Wind S.
  • Virginia horse racing

Colonial: Book’em Danno returns a winner in Boston

  • The Biz / 1 year
  • 0
  • 3 min read

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.

Virginia Derby
14
Mar
  • Colonial Downs
  • handicapping
  • Virginia horse racing

Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks March 14, 2025

  • Nick Hahn / 1 year
  • 0
  • 4 min read

The oldest and best handicapping source for Colonial Downs returns for 2025 — it’s Nick’s Picks, and it’s back!

You'll Be Back
13
Mar
  • Colonial Downs
  • Low Key
  • Tom Amoss
  • Virginia horse racing
  • Virginia Oaks
  • You'll Be Back

Virginia Oaks: You’ll Be Back seeks breakthrough win

  • Press Release / 1 year
  • 0
  • 2 min read

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.

Virginia Derby
13
Mar
  • Colonial Downs
  • handicapping
  • Virginia horse racing

Nick’s Picks: Colonial Downs picks March 13, 2025

  • Nick Hahn / 1 year
  • 0
  • 4 min read

The oldest and best handicapping source for Colonial Downs returns for 2025 — it’s Nick’s Picks, and it’s back!

Virginia Derby
12
Mar
  • Colonial Downs
  • Ken McPeek
  • Virginia Derby
  • Virginia horse racing

Virginia Derby: Blinkers on for Render Judgment

  • Press Release / 1 year
  • 0
  • 3 min read

The Ken McPeek-trained Render Judgment will tackle Saturday’s Virginia Derby with blinkers added and adjusted shoeing.

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