The first edition of the Virginia Derby was held in 1998 and has now been contested for more than a quarter-century, but the Colonial Downs feature race takes on a new look Saturday.
What had previously been a rare “off” weekend on the Road to the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve calendar in past March months is now populated by a new qualifying points prep for 2025.
After a jam-packed weekend filled with major races coast to coast including three prep races for the Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve, the upcoming weekend offers another important Derby prep plus the return of 2024’s Horse of the Year, both on Saturday, March 8.
Due to a possibly tumultuous first week in April in Central Kentucky, the Spring Meet at Keeneland Race Course will start a couple of days later than usual. The meet, originally scheduled to begin on Friday, April 4, will now start on Sunday, April 6 due to a weather forecast that calls for severe thunderstorms and potential widespread flooding for the period of April 2-5.
One of the biggest weekends on the road to the 2025 Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve is here, with three qualifying points prep races on the schedule for Saturday, March 1.
