D. Wayne Lukas-trained American Promise wins Virginia Derby

American Promise sets track record in Virginia Derby; Fondly lands Virginia Oaks
Saturday’s $527,500 Virginia Derby, the first-ever Road to the Kentucky Derby scoring race contested in the historic commonwealth, delivered an aptly named winner in American Promise.
American Promise Romps To Virginia Derby Win In Track Record Time
Justify colt, trained by 89-year-old D. Wayne Lukas, dominated six overmatched rivals Saturday at Colonial Downs, drawing off to win by open lengths and lowering the 1 1/8-mile track standard
D. Wayne Lukas-trained American Promise wins Virginia Derby, qualifies for Kentucky Derby
American Promise, the D. Wayne Lukas entry into Saturday’s Virginia Derby, pulled away from the field, setting a Colonial Downs 1 â…›-mile track record of 1 minute, 46.41 seconds and finishing 7 ¾ lengths ahead of Render Judgement. Virginia-born Omaha Omaha, born at Chance Farm in Gordonville, took third.
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On Saturday, the Colonial Downs racetrack in New Kent County will host the Virginia Derby. And this year, for the first time, the race is a preliminary for the Kentucky Derby.
Lukas Derby Bound: American Promise Wins Virginia Derby
The D. Wayne Lukas entry in the March 15 Virginia Derby, American Promise, delivered a career-best effort to finish 7 3/4 lengths ahead of Render Judgement and set a track record for 1 â…› miles on the dirt at Colonial Downs.
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