Virginia Derby

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Virginia Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the dirt held annually in March at Colonial Downs in New Kent County, Virginia. The event currently carries a purse of $500,000. The race is formerly a Grade II turf race, for three-year-old's, but after Colonial Downs was acquired by Churchill Downs, the race was moved to the dirt and is ungraded for 2025. The Virginia Derby is a Kentucky Derby qualifying points race.

History

The inaugural running of the event took place on October 3, 1998 as part of the newly opened racetrack in Virginia known as Colonial Downs at a distance of <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles on the outer turf course.

The quality of the event consistently improved and in 2004 the American Graded Stakes Committee upgraded the classification to Grade III status.[1] That year the winner was Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey's Kitten's Joy who later in the year captured the crown of U.S. Champion Male Turf Horse. The 2005 winner English Channel later in his career won the Breeders' Cup Turf and in 2007 was also crowned U.S. Champion Male Turf Horse.

In 2006 the event was upgraded to Grade II[2] which attracted the finest three-year-old turf horses with a massive US$1 million purse.

However the track ran into a dispute between track management and horsemen's organizations and the track closed after the 2013 meeting.[3]

The event was not held in 2014.[1]

In 2015 the event was moved to Laurel Park in Laurel, Maryland and was renamed to the Commonwealth Derby and the distance was decreased to <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles.[1]

The event was down graded to Grade III in 2017.[1]

In 2018 the event was not held, but Virginia laws were amended with regard to funding horse racing and the Colonial Downs reopened in 2019 and the event was scheduled as the New Kent County Virginia Derby.[1]

In 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, the track canceled the meeting prior to the running of the event.[4]

in 2025, Churchill Downs moved the Virginia Derby to the dirt and will be held each spring as a Road to the Kentucky Derby prep race.

Records

Speed:

  • <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles: 1:59.62 - Red Giant (2007)
  • <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles: 1:46.41 (new track record) - American Promise (2025)

Margins:

  • <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />3+1⁄4 lengths – English Channel (2005)

Most wins by an owner:

  • 3 - Peter Vegso (2002, 2003, 2006)

Most wins by a jockey:

Most wins by a Trainer:

Winners

Year Winner Jockey Trainer Owner Distance Time Purse Grade Ref
At Colonial Downs – New Kent County Virginia Derby
2025 American Promise Nik Juarez D. Wayne Lukas BC Stables <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles 1:46.41 $500,000 III
2024 Deterministic Manuel Franco Christophe Clement St. Elias Stable, Ken Langone, Steven C. Duncker & Vicarage Stable <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles 1:47.76 $504,000 III [5]
2023 Integration Kendrick Carmouche Claude R. McGaughey III West Point Thoroughbreds & Woodford Racing <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles 1:46.41 $504,000 III [6]
2022 Capensis Irad Ortiz Jr. Todd A. Pletcher Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Robert V. LaPenta, Gainesway Stable, Winchell Thoroughbreds & Stonestreet Stables <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.15 $305,000 III [7]
2021 Wootton Asset (FR) Jose L. Ortiz H. Graham Motion Madaket Stables <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles 1:46.79 $250,000 III [8]
2020 Race not held
2019 English Bee Jorge A. Vargas Jr. H. Graham Motion Calumet Farm <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles 1:52.94 $250,000 III [9]
2018 Race not held
At Laurel Park – Commonwealth Derby
2017 Just Howard Feargal Lynch H. Graham Motion Skeedattle Associates <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles 1:45.81 $200,000 III [10]
2016 Deeply Undervalued Manuel Franco Chad C. Brown Klaravich Stables & William Lawrence <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles 1:46.63 $200,000 II [11]
2015 One Go All Go Ronald Hisby Pavel Matejka Preston Stables & Prestonwood Racing <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄8 miles 1:48.10 $400,000 II [12]
2014 Race not held
At Colonial Downs – Virginia Derby
2013 War Dancer Alan Garcia Kenneth G. McPeek Magdalena Racing <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 2:03.57 $500,000 II [13]
2012 Silver Max Robby Albarado Dale L. Romans Mark Bacon & Dana Wells <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 2:04.05 $594,000 II [14]
2011 Air Support Alex O. Solis Claude R. McGaughey III Stuart S. Janney III <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 2:00.80 $600,000 II [15]
2010 Paddy O'Prado Kent J. Desormeaux Dale L. Romans Donegal Racing <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 2:02.58 $600,000 II [16]
2009 Battle of Hastings (GB) Tyler Baze Jeff Mullins Michael House <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 2:03.29 $750,000 II [17]
2008 Gio Ponti Garrett K. Gomez Christophe Clement Castleton Lyons <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 2:02.22 $772,500 II [18]
2007 Red Giant Horacio Karamanos Todd A. Pletcher Peachtree Stable <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 1:59.62 $1,000,000 II [19]
2006 Go Between Garrett K. Gomez William I. Mott Peter Vegso <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 1:59.74 $1,000,000 II [20]
2005 English Channel John R. Velazquez Todd A. Pletcher James T. Scatuorchio <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 2:02.57 $750,000 III [21]
2004 Kitten's Joy Edgar S. Prado Dale L. Romans Kenneth and Sarah Ramsey <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 2:01.22 $500,000 III [22]
2003 Silver Tree Edgar S. Prado William I. Mott Peter Vegso <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 2:01.11 $500,000 Listed [23]
2002 Orchard Park Edgar S. Prado William I. Mott Peter Vegso <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 2:03.10 $500,000 Listed [24]
2001 Potaro (IRE) Brent E. Bartram Jonathan E. Sheppard Augustin Stable <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 2:02.18 $200,000 Listed [25]
2000 Lightning Paces Greg W. Hutton John J. Robb Tulip Hill Farm <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 2:02.18 $200,000 Listed [26]
1999 Phi Beta Doc Ramon A. Dominguez Robert W. Leonard Dennis Foster & Robert W. Leonard <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 1:59.97 $200,000 Listed [27]
1998 Crowd Pleaser Jean-Luc Samyn Jonathan E. Sheppard Augustin Stable <templatestyles src="Fraction/styles.css" />1+1⁄4 miles 2:00.28 $250,000 Listed [28]

See also

References

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