An impressive performance by BC Stables' American Promise March 15 in the Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs has placed him among the top 10 in the National Thoroughbred Racing Association's Top ...

The Virginia Derby showcases the best of thoroughbred racing—both its horses and its people.

American Promise took home the Virginia Derby title in a track record setting race. With the win, American Promise has been ...

First Colonial returns most of its starters from a team that won the program’s first state championship in more than 30 years ...

The Kentucky Derby is just six weeks from Saturday, and there's still much to be decided about the 20-horse field. But ...

Just over a decade after Colonial Downs was shuttered, the track, which re-opened for Thoroughbred racing in 2019, enjoyed ...

Justify colt, American Promise (Nik Juarez 2-1), trained by Wayne Lukas, 89, dominated six overmatched rivals at Colonial ...

That the figures recently released by the Jockey Club from its Equine Injury Database showed another significant drop in the ...

From Grade 1 winners to claiming horses, the Virginia-Certified program provided opportunities for large purses at Colonial ...

NEW KENT — American Promise won the 2025 Virginia Derby by 7 ¾ lengths with a track record time of 1:46.41 for the 1 1/8 mile race at Colonial Downs Racetrack in New Kent County Saturday to earn a ...

More than 8,000 people filled the stands at Colonial Downs for the much-anticipated Virginia Derby on Saturday.

Saturday’s $527,500 Virginia Derby, the first-ever Road to the Kentucky Derby scoring race contested in the historic ...