Colonial Downs will offer an extensive wagering menu for Virginia Derby weekend, highlighted by two daily 50-cent Pick 5 wagers each with a fan-friendly 12 percent takeout at the New Kent, Va. track.
Thursday and Friday’s eight-race cards will feature Pick 5s beginning in Races 1 and 4. Saturday’s Virginia Derby card will include two Pick 5s, starting in Races 1 and 6. If no winning tickets correctly select all five winners in the sequence, the pool will carryover to the next day’s late Pick 5 sequence. There will be a mandatory payout in all Pick 5 pools on Saturday.
The wagering lineup also includes the $1 Old Dominion 6, a traditional non-jackpot bet, covering the final six races each day with a low 15 percent takeout. Thursday and Friday will feature two 50-cent Pick 4 wagers (starting in races 2 and 5), while Saturday will offer three (beginning in races 2, 4, and 7). Saturday’s 10-race program is headlined by the $500,000 Virginia Derby and $250,000 Virginia Oaks, Championship Series contests on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Woodford Reserve, and Road to the Longines Kentucky Oaks, respectively. Friday’s action includes the $150,000 Boston Handicap and $150,000 Stellar Wind Handicap, both restricted to Virginia-bred, -sired or -certified horses.
Colonial Downs will offer lucrative purses for the undercard races all weekend, with open-company Maiden Special Weight races carrying a $75,000 purse and Virginia-bred Maiden Special Weight races worth $93,750. Open-company allowance races will range from $80,000 to $85,000, while Virginia-bred allowance races will offer a purse of $100,000.
Fans can catch the action live on FanDuel TV, who will broadcast on-site all weekend, or via the Colonial Downs simulcast feed.
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Thursday and Friday’s eight-race cards will feature Pick 5s beginning in Races 1 and 4. Saturday’s Virginia Derby card will include two Pick 5s, starting in Races 1 and 6. If no winning tickets correctly select all five winners in the sequence, the pool will carryover to the next day’s late Pick 5 sequence. There will be a mandatory payout in all Pick 5 pools on Saturday.
The wagering lineup also includes the $1 Old Dominion 6, a traditional non-jackpot bet, covering the final six races each day with a low 15 percent takeout. Thursday and Friday will feature two 50-cent Pick 4 wagers (starting in races 2 and 5), while Saturday will offer three (beginning in races 2, 4, and 7). Saturday’s 10-race program is headlined by the $500,000 Virginia Derby and $250,000 Virginia Oaks, Championship Series contests on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, presented by Woodford Reserve, and Road to the Longines Kentucky Oaks, respectively. Friday’s action includes the $150,000 Boston Handicap and $150,000 Stellar Wind Handicap, both restricted to Virginia-bred, -sired or -certified horses.
Colonial Downs will offer lucrative purses for the undercard races all weekend, with open-company Maiden Special Weight races carrying a $75,000 purse and Virginia-bred Maiden Special Weight races worth $93,750. Open-company allowance races will range from $80,000 to $85,000, while Virginia-bred allowance races will offer a purse of $100,000.
Fans can catch the action live on FanDuel TV, who will broadcast on-site all weekend, or via the Colonial Downs simulcast feed.
