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Colonial Downs in New Kent, Virginia, is a turf-focused racetrack known for one of the widest grass courses in North America. It offers a European-style racing experience, making it unique among U.S. tracks. Colonial Downs racing odds are posted for every card of the season.

Colonial Downs Racecourse Overview

Colonial Downs emphasizes turf racing, attracting horses with strong grass form and creating competitive betting markets. The grass course is named the Secretariat Turf Course and measures 180 feet wide. The racetrack also has a 1 1/4-mile dirt main track that cards its own races through the meet.

Track Layout & Course Characteristics

Turf Course

Wide, sweeping layout favors horses with strong finishing ability.

Dirt Course

A 1 1/4-mile main track, used for sprints and route races alongside the turf program.

Pace & Style

Closers often perform well due to long stretch runs.

Key Betting Factors

  • Turf specialists dominate
  • Wide track reduces traffic issues
  • Strong finishing kick is essential

Colonial Downs Racing Season & Key Meetings

Summer meet with stakes races like the Arlington Million, hosted annually since 2023. The Festival of Racing in early August is the marquee card, with the Grade 1 Arlington Million alongside the Grade 2 Beverly D. and Grade 2 Secretariat Stakes. The meet closes on Labor Day with the Grade 3 Old Dominion Derby. Colonial also runs a short spring meet, headlined by the Virginia Derby on dirt. Kentucky Downs odds pick up the turf calendar when the Colonial meet closes.

Colonial Downs Entries, Results & Daily Race Cards

Colonial Downs entries are drawn and published in the days before each card. Morning line odds appear once the fields are set, and prices keep moving through to post time. Colonial Downs results are posted after each race, and Colonial Downs picks and handicapping previews are widely published ahead of the bigger cards. Because entries and prices update continuously, the live race card in the BetUS Racebook is always the current reference rather than any fixed list.

Betting Insights & Strategy

Turf Form Is Critical

Dirt horses switching surfaces are risky. Form lines from dirt-focused summer meets carry more weight in Colonial’s main-track races than on the grass, and Emerald Downs odds cover one such meet running on a similar calendar.

Closers Have an Edge

Long stretch favors late runners.

International Form Translates

European-style runners often perform well. The same reading applies to shippers off other wide turf courses, where Woodbine odds cover North America’s other major grass program.

Betting on Colonial Downs Horse Racing Odds at BetUS

  • Turf-heavy betting markets
  • Strong value in long-distance races

Colonial Downs betting odds cover every race on the card, and horse racing odds for the Festival of Racing stakes draw national interest.

Colonial Downs FAQs

New Kent, Virginia, off Interstate 64 roughly halfway between Richmond and Williamsburg.
Its Secretariat Turf Course is the widest grass course in North America at 180 feet, which allows large fields to spread out and gives the track a European feel unusual among U.S. venues.
Colonial Downs runs two meets a year, a short spring meet and a longer summer meet. The 2026 summer meet ran June 25 through Labor Day, September 7, with racing Thursday through Sunday. Exact race days for each season are confirmed by the track before the meet opens.
The Festival of Racing in early August, headlined by the Grade 1 Arlington Million with the Grade 2 Beverly D. and Grade 2 Secretariat Stakes. The Grade 3 Old Dominion Derby closes the meet on Labor Day.
Entries and live odds are available in the BetUS Racebook for every scheduled race day, alongside on-track and simulcast outlets. Because prices move until post time, the racebook card is the current source on any given day.
Results are posted after each race and are available through the BetUS Racebook along with the day’s race card. Charts and replays for completed cards are published by the track and by official results providers.