Virginia Is For… Derby!

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Render Judgement sits 55th on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard.  He could really use big points from the Virginia Derby to climb rank.
Render Judgement sits 55th on the Kentucky Derby leaderboard. He could really use big points from the Virginia Derby to climb rank.

The $500,000 Virginia Derby posts at 5:10 PM ET on 3/15/25. This 1 and 1/8 mile ( 9 furlong ) dirt race for 3 year-old thoroughbreds offers 50-25-15-10-5 points to the first five winners from first to fifth. Colonial Downs is in New Kent, VA. This race was inaugurated in 1998 and has always been a turf race but for the very first time the Virginia Derby is to be ran on dirt and qualify as a Kentucky Derby prep race!

The contenders are as follows by post/horse/jockey/trainer/owner/morning-line odds/and Kentucky Derby prep points when applicable:

  1. Calling Card/Luan Machado/Mike Maker/Three Diamonds Farm/15-1
  2. John Hancock/Mike Smith/Brad Cox/CHC, INC. and WinStar Farm, LLC./3-1/20 points
  3. American Promise/Nik Juarez/D. Wayne Lukas/BC Stables, LLC./12-1/5 points
  4. Omaha Omaha/Raul Mena/Micheal Gorham/On Your Left Racing/15-1/11 points
  5. Studlydoright/Xavier Perez/John Robb/Mens Grill Racing/15-1/6 points
  6. Getaway Car/Irad Ortiz, Jr./Bob Baffert/SF Racing, LLC., Starlight Racing, Madaket Stables, LLC., Stonestreet Stables, LLC., Diane Bashor, Determined Stables, Robert E. Masterson, Tom J. Ryan, Waves Edge Capitaql, LLC. and Catherine Donovan/9-5/36 points
  7. Rapture/Flavien Prat/Brad Cox/CHC, Inc. and WinStar Farm, LLC./5-1
  8. Authentic Gallup/Javier Castellano/Tom Amoss/Greenwell Thoroughbreds, LLC./10-1
  9. Render Judgement/Brian Joseph Hernandez, Jr./Kenny McPeek/Baccari Racing Stab;e, LLC., Dream Walkin Farms, Inc., MJM Racing and Rocket Ship Racing/12-1/4 points
  10. Georgia Magic/Sheldon Russell/Raymond Handal/West Paces Racing, LLC., Pavilion Racing, Brown Road Racing, Twin Sports Racing and Cypress head Racing, LLC./30-1
Render Judgment  has Kentucky Derby Dreams!  Next up is the Virginia Derby!
Render Judgment has Kentucky Derby Dreams! Next up is the Virginia Derby!

Virginia is for Derby lovers! Enjoy the races Saturday on FS1 from 1 PM to 2 PM ET and 2 PM to 2:30 PM on FS2 with varied times on FanDuel TV. Thank you for the read. Please, return for more.

Tough on the Turf! Authentic Gallop transitions to the dirt for the Virginia Derby!
Tough on the Turf! Authentic Gallop transitions to the dirt for the Virginia Derby!
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