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| Location | New Kent County, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 37°29′9.76″N 77°0′20.41″W / 37.4860444°N 77.0056694°W |
| Owned by | Churchill Downs, Inc. |
| Date opened | Initial: 1997–2013 Reestablished: 2019– |
| Race type | Thoroughbred, |
| Course type | Flat racing |
| Notable races | Grade III Virginia Derby, Grade I Arlington Million, Grade I Beverly D. Stakes |
| [[1] Official website] | |
Colonial Downs is a racetrack located in New Kent County, Virginia adjacent to Interstate 64, halfway between Richmond and Williamsburg. The track conducted Thoroughbred flat racing and Standardbred harness racing between 1997 and 2014,[1][2] and reopened for thoroughbreds in 2019. It is owned and operated by Churchill Downs, Inc.
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