Altering his initial plan to run American Promise in the April 12 Lexington Stakes (G3) at Keeneland, trainer D. Wayne Lukas ...

Lukas' horses. To be heading to the Derby for him is a dream come true. American Promise is doing so good. He proved himself out there today." This was the first time the Virginia Derby served as ...

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 to ...

American Promise's victory in the Virginia Derby capped a diverse weekend of racing that leads to one of busiest and most pressure-packed periods of the year. The May 3 Kentucky Derby is six weeks ...

Drew Dinsick analyzes the "must re-watch" in the Virginia Derby that saw American Promise show out in a big way, now likely to become a top five choice on the first Saturday in May.

American Promise wins the Virginia Derby at Colonial Downs. (Photo by Coady Media / Credit to Lauren Johnson) Saturday’s $527,500 Virginia Derby, the first-ever Road to the Kentucky Derby scoring race ...

American Promise wins Saturday's Virginia Derby, moving into the Kentucky Derby picture. Photo by Lauren Johnston, courtesy of Colonial Downs March 17 (UPI) --Add the name American Promise to the ...

It’s a long stretch. 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 ...