American Promise dazzles in Virginia Derby
D. Wayne Lukas has himself another Kentucky Derby horse, as the suddenly mature American Promise blitzed the field in the Virginia Derby.
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Tag: Virginia Oaks
Virginia Oaks: You’ll Be Back seeks breakthrough win
Stakes-placed in each of her last two starts, You’ll Be Back, will seek her first stakes win for trainer Tom Amoss in Saturday’s Virginia Oaks.
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Virginia Oaks: Icona Mama doing “really well”
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.
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Gowells Delight installed as Virginia Oaks favorite
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.
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Virginia Derby gets 89 nominations
The March 15 Virginia Derby – for the first time a Kentucky Derby points race – received 89 nominations, while the Virginia Oaks got 57.
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Brad Cox aiming at Virginia Derby weekend
Trainer Brad Cox’s powerful stable could be represented over Virginia Derby and Virginia Oaks weekend at Colonial Downs, he said.
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Four Virginia Derby day questions
Big fields and good betting opportunities abound on Virginia Derby day at Colonial Downs. Here are four questions (and some price plays).
Read More Road to Kentucky Derby, Oaks to go through New Kent
The road to the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks will make stops in New Kent in 2025, when the Virginia Derby and Oaks become points races.
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Familiar names in Virginia Oaks
Selima winner Brocknardini, Black-Eyed Susan show horse Call Another Play, and a pair from Delaware’s Christiana Stakes face off in the Virginia Oaks.
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For McCarthy, Carmouche, big Colonial wins feel like home
For veteran, New York-based riders Trevor McCarthy and Kendrick Carmouche, Saturday’s stakes-laden card at Colonial Downs felt like coming home.
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Mission of Joy tops Virginia Oaks
Mission of Joy headlines Saturday’s Virginia Oaks at Colonial Downs and will face a field including last out stakes winnter Thirty Thou Kelvin.
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Five is enough for Irad Ortiz on Virginia Derby day
Jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. won five races and swept the Virginia Derby and Virginia Oaks – the former aboard $2 million yearling Capensis – Tuesday at Colonial Downs.
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