Listed Stakes race | |
Location | Colonial Downs New Kent County, Virginia |
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Inaugurated | 2004 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Website | www.colonialdowns.com |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-old fillies |
Weight | Assigned |
Purse | $200,000 (2022) |
The Virginia Oaks is an American Thoroughbred horse race that since 2019 has been run at Colonial Downs in New Kent County, Virginia. It was previously known as the Commonwealth Oaks when it was held at Laurel Park in Maryland. It is open to three-year-old fillies who are willing to run 1+1⁄8 miles on the turf.[1]
The race was not run in 2014. It is a Listed Stakes event as of 2019. On April 19, 2018, The Virginia Racing Commission announced that the race would not be held that year.