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?
Onetime Colonial Downs on-air handicapper — and local legend — Derby Bill Watson shared his insights on this year’s Virginia Derby.