We don’t know where he’ll finish, but Jais’s Solitude certainly led the field as the first Virginia Derby contender on the grounds at Colonial Downs.
This week’s Off to the Races radio will feature trainer Karen Dennehy Godsey and Laurel Park linemaker Keith Feustle.
A field of nine, headed by stakes winner English Bee, one of three trained by Graham Motion, will tackle Saturday’s G3 Virginia Derby.
He may not have drunk from the Fountain of Youth, but 59-year-old jockey Chuck Lopez is enjoying a productive meeting at Colonial Downs.
A pair of Grade 2 races usually contested in Virginia — the Commonwealth Derby and Turf Cup — will take place at Laurel Park next Saturday.
With legislation to govern Virginia racing now passed, new questions abound: Where and when will racing take place? And who will run it?
The Virginia Derby once dominated the first half of the three year-old turf season. Now, besieged by slots-enriched rivals, it finds its hold weakening.
How does he assess the Virginia racing season? Nick Hahn counts the ways, in his Colonial countdown.
In our final Virginia Derby segment of Who Do You Like, we ask that question of Colonial Downs linemaker Keith Feustle.
Nick Hahn of The Racing Biz and Off to the Races took a moment to answer today’s key Virginia Derby question: Who Do You Like?