Colonial Downs

Colonial Downs is a horse racing facility in New Kent, Virginia with three tracks featuring harness and thoroughbred racing. The website is www.colonialdowns.com

Address
10515 Colonial Downs Parkway
New Kent, Virginia 23124
United States

Telephones
(804) 966-1565 FAX
(804) 966-7223 General Information
(888) 482-8722 Toll Free Hotel Reservations

Track Info
Colonial Downs - Main Track
Track Shape: Oval
Track Length: one and one-quarter miles
Width of Stretches: 80 feet
Homestretch Length: 1,290.5 feet
Speed Rating:v1:57
Standing Start Positions: 9
Track Seating Cost: General Admission $2.00
Clubhouse Seating Cost: $5.00
Clubhouse Seating Capacity: 500
Grandstand Seating Capacity: 6,000
Take Out Rate: Win, place, and show: 18%, All Exacta wagering: 22
Racing Types: Harness, Thoroughbred
Wager Types:
Daily Double, $2.00 minimum bet
Exacta, $2.00 minimum bet
Pick 3, $2.00 minimum bet
Pick 6, $2.00 minimum bet
Trifecta, $2.00 minimum bet


Colonial Downs - Inner Turf Course
Track Shape: Oval
Track Material: Turf
Track Length: seven and one-half furlongs
Take Out Rate: Win, place, and show: 18%, All Exacta wagering: 22
Racing Types: Harness, Thoroughbred

Colonial Downs - Outer Turf Course
Track Shape: Oval
Track Material: Turf
Track Length: one and one-eighth miles
Take Out Rate: Win, place, and show: 18%, All Exacta wagering: 22
Racing Types: Harness, Thoroughbred

Gaming Activity
Daily Double, on 1st, 2nd and last two races- $2.00 minimum bet
Exacta, on all races- $2.00 minimum bet
Pick 3, on races 2 through 4 and 5 through 7- $2.00 minimum bet
Pick 6, on 4th through 9th races- $2.00 minimum bet
Trifecta, on all races with six or more bett interests- $2.00 minimum bet

Features
Entrance Fee (Grandstand Admission: $2, Clubhouse Admission: $5)
Grandstand Capacity (6,000)
Harness Racing
Horse Track
Live Racing Schedule (September 4 - October 9)
Major Race Dates ($50,000 David L. "Zeke" Ferguson Memorial Stakes, October 1; $200,000 Virginia Derby, October 2; $75,000 Chenery Stakes, October 2; $75,000 Tippett Stakes, October 3)
Nearby Airport (Richmond International)
Post Times (3:00 p.m.)
Takeout Information (18%: Win, place, and show; 22%: Exacta, Daily Double)
Thoroughbred Racing
Track Abbreviation (CNL)
Track Opened (1997)