With more days, bigger purses, and Maryland on hiatus, Colonial Downs, and its horsemen and jockeys, are hoping 2025 is its biggest meet yet.
The March 15 Virginia Derby is a bit of a different beast, both from what the Virginia Derby has been and from other Kentucky Derby preps.
Colonial Downs will race 44 days in 2025, starting with a 3-day spring meet and then continuing with 41 summer racing days.
Colonial Downs will race 27 days from July 11 through September 7 in 2024, with daily average purses expected to approach $700,000.