If Tom Amoss isn’t nervous during Authentic Gallop’s Virginia Derby, it may be because he’s already suffered enough Colonial Downs-related anxiety.
Icona Mama had a sharp breeze March 7 and is doing “really well” ahead of a scheduled start in Saturday’s Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs.
Octogenarian trainer D. Wayne Lukas hopes formerly “big, awkward teenager” American Promise is ready to step forward in Saturday’s Virginia Derby.
The Bob Baffert-trained Sunland Derby winner Getaway Car has been installed as the 9-5 morning line favorite for Saturday’s Virgina Derby.
Gowells Delight, second in the Grade 2 Rachel Alexandra last time out, is the 3-1 morning line favorite in upcoming Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs.
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.
We visit with announcer Travis Stone, who calls it “the best time of year,” as for the first time, the road to the Kentucky Derby runs through New Kent.
The field for the March 15 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs, offering 50 Kentucky Derby points to the winner, is starting to take shape.
Virginia horsewomen Susan Cooney and Diana McClure share a love of horses and racing – and the Cooney brothers.
The March 15 Virginia Derby – for the first time a Kentucky Derby points race – received 89 nominations, while the Virginia Oaks got 57.
