Colonial Downs

Colonial Downs
	Colonial Downs in 2012
Location	New Kent County, Virginia, U.S.
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.

^ Hazard, Carol (13 November 2015). "Colonial Downs asks court to clarify law in horse racing standoff". richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
^ Geiger, Jacob (7 April 2015). "Colonial Downs to lay off 32 remaining employees, shut off-track betting parlors". richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 2015-11-14.