Grade III race | |
Location | Colonial Downs New Kent County, Virginia |
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Inaugurated | 1998 |
Race type | Thoroughbred - Flat racing |
Sponsor | New Kent County (since 2019) |
Website | Colonial Downs |
Race information | |
Distance | 1+1⁄8 miles (9 furlongs) |
Surface | Turf |
Track | Left-handed |
Qualification | Three-year-olds |
Weight | 123 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.