Colonial Downs Live Racing Tickets

A great day at the horse races. A disappointingly small crowd in attendance. The Jockey Club was outstanding and the food delicious. However, drinks were a bit over priced considering the ticket prices. Races, as usual, were unpredictable, money was lost and a fun time had by all.

Awesome !!!! I have been to many tracks and this one is right up there. Highly recommend !!!!! Lots of fun !!!!

Great customer service. Enjoyed the event and got to meet the governor.

Showed up at 15 minutes to noon, to be ready for the….nonexistent crowds waiting for gates to open. (I only thought that a triple shot race of $500K to $1 Mil might mean increased traffic?) Clearly the emphasis in Colonial Downs centers on Rosie’s gambling rather than horse races. Glad I paid for covered seats as breeze was better, plus allowance through the Jockey Club upstairs was nicer than mini-Vegas below. The additional food vendors were most welcome, but the grilled pretzel was uninspired. My husband caught good shots of the flyover formation, and paddock-to-race action on the turf….but something was lacking. (Not the barbershop quartet singing the Star Spangled Banner, they were amazing!) I came away disappointed, though somewhat encouraged about the non-favorites winning movie re than a few races. (So much for the ‘experts’!) Not sure I will go back.

Great experience, staff needs to be more knowledgeable about the layout of the facilities, before giving out directions as to where to go, but other than that it was a great experience.

We had a wonderful experience . Our reserved grandstand seats were excellent. All staff was helpful. plenty of places to handle betting . Plus accessible food stands. The worst part of our experience was their sound system. Once each race started you never were able to understand clearly the race details. It was very annoying. It must be fixed. The whole purpose of our going to Colonial Downs was to enjoy each race.

Colonial Downs is perhaps one of the lesser known but finest thoroughbred race tracks in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeast. We bought tickets for the Jockey Club which is on 2nd Level and includes a buffet, open bar and betting machines with monitors televising racing around the country. Racing programs provided. In general food was acceptable at the buffet. Only issue was slow waiting service considering they had plenty of staff standing around? If you like the horses, you'll love Colonial Downs. And an added feature downstairs are the slot machines if you feel the need to change your luck :-)

Paid $60 per ticket for Jockey club seats. A buffet was provided but it was horrible. People that were seated outside, for a lower ticket price, were invited to sit in the Jockey club. This was unfair. Alcoholic beverage prices were extremely high. Save your money and go general admission. Not a good experience.

Live racing was a wonderful experience. I went with a group of 16 friends. We were in the jockey club area. Our group liked the way the jockey club area was organized in 2022. The group felt they were together more as a group in past years. They did not like the separate tables concept. However, the facility as a whole was comfortable and the staff members were all welcoming, helpful and very customer service oriented. Our group liked the idea of including a buffet in the price of the ticket. However, some people did not like the cold salads and sandwich only offerings. They would have preferred offerings from the first floor restaurant. Their burgers, fries and other menu items are wonderful. All in all, we have always enjoyed attending the live racing event and we enjoyed the event this year. We will definitely be back next year!!! Thank your staff and administrators for all their help in making our group have a very pleasant experience at the races. P.S. we even won some money!!

My wife and I love going to the live horse races. We have visited a number of tracks on the east coast. Since we live in Midlothian, Colonial Downs is very easy for us to get to. Unfortunately the price of an inside table at Colonial Downs has increased quite a bit since the Churchill Downs purchase and we are not seeing increased amenities. The buffet is definitely mediocre. By the number of attendees we have seen at the track we think many people feel like the table prices are way overpriced. And staying home.

We had so much fun! It was our first time at Colonial Downs. The people that took the bets were delightful and very patient. We were lol definitely go back!

We had a great time at the races. Booked a table for 4 in The Jockey Club. We enjoyed the fantastic buffet- salads, veggies super fresh and the salmon was done to perfection. The carving station served tender flank steak. Desserts were plentiful- cookies, brownies and cheesecake. Attendants were friendly and helpful. View of the race track was perfect. Drinks were pricey. We will be going back soon.

Spent a few hours at the horse race track with 3 other friends. Great fun and the animals were beautiful to see. We went on a Thursday so wasn't packed.

The seating chart for the Colonial Downs Grandstand seating is very deceptive. You have to purchase all seats at a section on the map, however the single table in the sections really only accommodate 1/2 other seats shown. If it shows you buying an area with 6 seats, there is really only room for 3 people to be in this area at table. Will not be purchasing these tickets again as it seems very unethical to portray the seating here. Be careful when purchasing these tickets in the Grandstand at the table section.