D. Wayne Lukas-trained American Promise wins Virginia Derby

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American Promise Wins 2025 Virginia Derby
NEW KENT — American Promise won the 2025 Virginia Derby by 7 ¾ lengths with a track record time of 1:46.41 for the 1 1/8 mile race at Colonial Downs Racetrack in New Kent County Saturday.
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Sold-out Virginia Derby, now a Kentucky Derby qualifier, is Saturday at Colonial Downs
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D. Wayne Lukas-trained American Promise wins Virginia Derby, qualifies for Kentucky Derby
But he kept going.” American Promise, the D. Wayne Lukas entry into Saturday’s Virginia Derby, pulled away from the field, setting a Colonial Downs 1 ⅛-mile track record of 1 minute, 46.41 seconds and finishing 7 ¾ lengths ahead of Render Judgement.
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