COLONIAL DOWNS · MONDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2026

Race 8 — Old Dominion Oaks

STAKES 1 1/8 Miles Outer turf 3 Year Olds $250,000

Post

TBD

Runners

M/L Fav

Storm's Wake 5-1

Weather

Becoming Sunny · 86°F

★ Selections at a glance

NAP · TOP PICK

Storm's Wake

M/L 5-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 5-1 · market favourite

EACH-WAY

Dagmara

M/L 6-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 6-1 · Brad Cox (elite trainer)

DARK HORSE

Dandona

M/L 6-1

★ ★ ★ ★ ★

M/L 6-1 · chief rival · blinkers

How we score: composite rating of morning-line market position (60%) + trainer tier (20%) + jockey tier (12%) + elite combo bonus (5%) + equipment signals (3%). Picks are programmatic, not editorial — informational only. 21+ where applicable.

# Field of 8

1 post 1

Thankfulness (IRE)

Ruiz J · Miguel Clement TOP-25 · 118 lb

by Mehmas*Ire out of Brief Moment*Ire

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

2 post 2

Soloist

Esquivel E · McPeek Kenneth G TOP-25 · 118 lb

by Into Mischief out of Daddys Lil Darling

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 12-1

M/L

12-1

3 post 3

Siouxse

Rodriguez J · Motion H Graham TOP-25 · 118 lb

by Union Rags out of Mattieandmorgan

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 15-1

M/L

15-1

5 post 5

Getting Serious

Boyce F · McGaughey III Claude R TOP-25 · 118 lb

by Hard Spun out of Romantic Moment

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

6 post 6

Dandona

Juarez N · Saffie Joseph, Jr. · 122 lb

by Tiz the Law out of Tulsa Queen

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

8 post 8

Storm's Wake M/L FAV

Marin S · Lynch Brian A · 122 lb

by Oscar Performance out of Amber Storm*Ire

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 5-1

M/L

5-1

10 post 10

Fond of You

Lopez P · Stidham Michael · 118 lb

by Street Sense out of Hallie Belle

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 8-1

M/L

8-1

11 post 11

Dagmara

Geroux F · Brad Cox ELITE · 118 lb

by Omaha Beach out of Dynarama

★ Bet at AmWager M/L 6-1

M/L

6-1

Scratches:

Striking Finale (#4) Embrace Time (#7) Forget About You (IRE) (#9)

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