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Colonial Downs hoping for “best meet yet”

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 long-running Off to the Races Radio returned June 28, talking Colonial Downs, summer racing, and much more.

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.

by The Biz | Feb 21, 2025 | Audio, Breaking | 0 |

Off to the Races Radio, powered by The Racing Biz is back on air Feb. 22 with an action-packed show. Here’s the lineup.

Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen headlines a busy first episode of 2025 for the long-running Off to the Races Radio.

by Press Release | Feb 12, 2025 | Audio, Breaking | 0 |

The long-running Off to the Races Radio, powered by The Racing Biz, returns for its 2025 season on Saturday, Feb. 15.

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.