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Racing Fashion Weekly

Date to be announced · second Saturday of March

Virginia Derby Day

Colonial Downs, New Kent, United States

Virginia's Kentucky Derby points race, run in March since 2025; early-spring layers, hats, tweed and boots.

what to wear

The dress code

Dress standard
Smart
Millinery
optional
Season
Spring

Women

No dress code found on an official page (read 2026-11-13).

Men

No dress code found on an official page (read 2026-11-13).

Styling notes

Virginia hunt-country influence: tweed, barn coats, felt hats.

Weather

New Kent in mid-March: about 4-15 C.

Check the official details before you go: colonialdowns.com ↗

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