Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted April 14 Journalists Share Posted April 14 An expanded schedule with higher overnight purses and additional stakes events will feature this summer at Colonial Downs during a 41-day stand from Wednesday, July 9 through Saturday, Sept. 13. A total of 31 black-type races worth a total of $5.85 million are programmed for the meet, highlighted by the Colonial Festival of Racing Saturday, Aug. 9 and featuring the $1-million GI Arlington Million, the GII Beverly D. S. and the GII Secretariat Stakes. The meet's fourth and final graded event takes place on Saturday, Sept. 6 with the running of the $500,000 GIII Old Dominion Derby. Co-featured that afternoon is the $250,000 Listed Old Dominion Oaks, and both races take the spot on the calendar previously occupied by the Virginia Derby and Virginia Oaks. The latter two events were moved to the dirt to serve as prep races for the GI Kentucky Derby and GI Kentucky Oaks, respectively. Overnight races will offer $70,000 for open maiden special weight contests ($87,500 for Virginia-restricted races), while allowance races will feature purses up to $80,000 for open runners and $90,000 for their Virginia-restricted counterparts. Eight races will be run under starter-allowance conditions on Thursday, Aug. 23 as lead-ups to this year's Claiming Crown. The top two finishers in each race receive automatic berths into the corresponding race on Claiming Crown Day, to be held Saturday, Nov. 15 at Churchill Downs. The post Higher Purses, Additional Stakes Highlight 2025 Season at Colonial appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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