Virginia Derby

Virginia Derby
Grade III race
LocationColonial Downs
New Kent County, Virginia
Inaugurated1998
Race typeThoroughbred - Flat racing
SponsorNew Kent County (since 2019)
WebsiteColonial Downs
Race information
Distance1+18 miles (9 furlongs)
SurfaceTurf
TrackLeft-handed
QualificationThree-year-olds
Weight123 lbs with allowances
Purse$500,000 (2023)

The Virginia Derby is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf held annually in September at Colonial Downs in New Kent County, Virginia. The event currently carries a purse of $300,000.