Severe thunderstorms endangering fans, horsemen, and their horses forced Colonial Downs to cancel its Thursday card.
It was an eventful weekend at Colonial Downs, and fortunately by Saturday, the excitement was on the racetrack with familiar faces taking the feature.
It was like old home week as familiar faces thrived in several Virginia-bred stakes Saturday at Colonial Downs.
Full fields and a festive crowd turned out for the rebirth — after six years — of the new Colonial Downs.
Some familiar faces, as well as some newcomers, are among the trainers anxiously awaiting Thursday’s kickoff of the Colonial Downs meet.
The new Colonial Downs will kick off its 2019 season Thursday with a 10-race card featuring big fields and plenty of grass racing.
In its upcoming meet, which kicks off in August, Colonial Downs will have takeout rates among the nation’s lowest.
With the last (or perhaps second to last) Virginia Racing Commission meeting before the meet complete, Colonial Downs moved one more step closer to its August meet.
The minimum fee earned by a jockey at Colonial Downs will be the highest in the Mid-Atlantic at $125.
The upcoming meet at Colonial Downs will feature free general admission, and other options will be available this weekend.