NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Colonial Downs Racetrack is hosting a competition to find “The Voice of Virginia,” who will sing the National Anthem during its Festival of Racing this August. According ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WAVY) – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Friday that the 2026 Virginia Derby at the Colonial Downs Racetrack will once again be an official qualifier race for the Kentucky Derby. This ...

NEW KENT COUNTY, Va. -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that Colonial Downs’ marquee event, the Virginia Derby, will now be "win and you’re in" qualifying race for the Kentucky Derby. That is the first ...

RICHMOND, Va. — Next year's Virginia Derby at the Colonial Downs Racetrack will serve as a qualifying race for the Kentucky Derby, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced on Sunday. "The future for thoroughbred ...

Colonial Downs Racetrack today unveiled a series of special ticket and experience packages for the Virginia Derby on March 15 including a limited number of General Admission tickets now available at ...

Known for its summer turf racing, Colonial Downs will shift its racing focus to dirt over three days from March 13-15 as part of its expanded, 44-day 2025 racing schedule. Four dirt stakes, topped by ...

NEW KENT — Colonial Downs wrapped up what organizers called “an historic and record-setting” race season on Saturday. The season featured the New Kent County horseracing track’s first-ever Kentucky ...

Rosie's Gaming Emporium in Dumfries, which opened in 2021, is set to close this month, the Virginia Racing Commission announced Thursday. Churchill Downs Inc., known for the Kentucky Derby, has ...

Colonial Downs has laid off its 32 remaining employees and will close all of its off-track betting operations immediately, blaming the closure on its inability to reach a deal with Virginia ...

NEW KENT, Va. (WRIC) — In one month, live thoroughbred horse racing will return to Colonial Downs for the 2024 season. Exactly one month from Tuesday, June 11, thoroughbred horse racing will make a ...

A high-stakes horse race at Colonial Downs could be where next year’s Kentucky Derby horses get a major leg up, with the Virginia Derby’s designation as a qualifying race for the Run for the Roses.