Colonial Downs Cancels July 25 Racing Over Heat Concerns

Friday, July 22, 2022 | 1:28 pm

Updated: July 22, 2022 at 1:29 pm

Start of $1,000,000 Virginia Derby, eventually won by Red Giant, with Horacio Karamanos up, at Colonial Downs, New Kent, VA. 7.21.2007

With the safety of equine and human athletes in mind, and with excessive temperatures and heat indexes predicted, live racing Monday, July 25 has been cancelled at Colonial Downs.

Their scheduled, featured stakes–the $150,000 Colonial Cup at 1 1/2m on turf–will now be run Wednesday, July 27 as originally drawn. Live racing resumes Tuesday, July 26 at 1:45p.m.