A well-matched field of nine, including improving three-time stakes winner Barbadian Runner, will contest Colonial’s Star de Naskra.
A field of eight will contest Saturday’s Miss Disco Stakes at Colonial Downs, which is restricted to horses bred or sired in Maryland or Virginia.
The oldest and best handicapping source for Colonial Downs returns for 2025 — it’s Nick’s Picks, and it’s back!
The oldest and best handicapping source for Colonial Downs returns for 2025 — it’s Nick’s Picks, and it’s back!
With more days, bigger purses, and Maryland on hiatus, Colonial Downs, and its horsemen and jockeys, are hoping 2025 is its biggest meet yet.
Your five-minute read to catch up on racing highlights from around the Mid-Atlantic this past week!
Colonial Downs will open its stable area for the summer meet June 23, with training to begin June 25, the track announced.
Jump jockey Graham Watters, medevaced after a bad spill two weeks ago, will be back in action Saturday on Virginia Gold Cup day at Great Meadow.
Long a “second-tier steeplechase,” Foxfield Races has been on the upswing of late, pushing the envelope of what it can be, its organizers say.
Colonial Downs will for the first time host a Claiming Crown Preview day on Aug. 21 featuring eight races run under starter allowance conditions.