Events
2023 Virginia Racing
Click on the race name to access more information. Note, not all organizations have updated their event page to reflect the 2023 program information.
Apr. 1 – Opening day of Shenandoah Downs 7-week spring harness racing season in Woodstock
Apr. 8 – Old Dominion Hounds Point-to-Point at Ben Venue Farm
Apr. 16 – Blue Ridge Hunt Point-to-Point at Woodley Farm in Berryville
Apr. 22 – Middleburg Spring Races at Glenwood Park
Apr. 23 – Loudoun Hunt Point-to-Point at Morven Park in Leesburg
Apr. 29 – Foxfield Steeplechase Races in Charlottesville
Apr. 30 – Middleburg Hunt Point-to-Point at Glenwood Park
May 5 – VTA 2022 Championship Awards at Great Meadow in the Plains
May 6 – Kentucky Derby Day
May 6 – Virginia Gold Cup Races at Great Meadow in The Plains
May 14 – Closing day of Shenandoah Downs spring harness racing season in Woodstock
May 20 – Preakness Stakes
June 11 – Belmont Stakes Day
Jul. 13 – Opening day of Colonial Downs 9-week thoroughbred racing season in New Kent
Aug. 18 – Arlington Million Day at Colonial Downs Racetrack
Aug. 30 – Opening day of Shenandoah County Fair 4-day harness racing meet in Woodstock
Sept. 2 – Virginia Bred Day at Colonial Downs Racetrack
Sep. 9 – Derby Day and Closing Day at Colonial Downs Racetrack
Oct. 1 – Foxfield Fall Races in Charlottesville
Oct. 7 – Middleburg Fall Races at Glenwood Park
Oct. 28 – International Gold Cup Races at Great Meadow in The Plains
Nov. 4 – Montpelier Hunt Races at James Madison’s Montpelier