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% takeout.
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% 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. Horseplayers can wager on all the action from Virginia Derby weekend at www.TwinSpires.com, the official wagering provider of Churchill Downs Incorporated and the Kentucky Derby. TwinSpires will offer special
promotions for betting on races from Colonial Downs and a qualifier for the $250,000 Kentucky Derby Betting Challenge featuring races from both Colonial and Oaklawn.
For the latest information about the Virginia Derby, visit https://rosiesgaming.com/virginia-derby/