Thoroughbreds closely associated to the Old Dominion State take center stage Saturday at Colonial Downs in New Kent, which offers a Virginia Champions Day card highlighted by five turf stakes. The Jamestown Stakes, restricted to 2-year-olds either bred in Virginia or sired by a stallion standing in Virginia, is scheduled as Race 5 with a post time of 3:30 p.m. ET. It’s a 5 ½-furlong turf sprint and features a field of seven juveniles just starting their racing careers.
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