Colonial Downs in New Kent County will host some of the top horses and trainers in the country for a three-day racing weekend headlined by the Virginia Derby.

Content by Colonial Downs. The appeal of racing, especially at Colonial Downs, is the chance to get up close to the action and be a part of the race day ...

The final 50-point Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks preps will be contested this weekend at Colonial Downs in New Kent, Va., ...

Colonial Downs is hosting a record 48 days of racing this season, headlined by the Virginia Derby, the Commonwealth's only ...

For the second year in a row, Saturday's $500,000 Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs will serve as a Road to the Kentucky Derby ...

The Virginia Derby will be held this weekend in New Kent at Colonial Downs. (Colonial Downs) NEW KENT— With just days remaining before the 2026 Virginia Derby meet, Colonial Dow ...

This video is no longer available. Their contributions helped establish colonial Virginia, but the stories of enslaved and freedmen who rowed down the James River to move goods aren’t well known to ...

Then wash all down with good wine and beer, And So with mirth conclude the Year. — Virginia Almanac, 1765 Except for the feasting, an 18th century Christmas in Tidewater Virginia was simple and modest ...