Colonial Downs Satellite Wagering Facility, also known as
an Off Track Betting Center, is located on Indian River Road at the intersection
of Sparrow Road in
Chesapeake, Virginia. It is a very nice Facility where you can
Wager on Thoroughbred Horse Racing or Harness Racing from all over
the country. They do not have Greyhound or Jai Alai at
Colonial Downs though. The Facility has a completely
segregated smoking Section. The Facility is divided down the middle
with glass that separates Smoking from Non-Smoking, but allows you
to see the whole Facility and gives it an open feeling.
Colonial Downs operates several Satellite Wagering
Facilities throughout Virginia. I have visited two of them.
The Chesapeake Wagering Facility is much nicer than the one located
about 12 miles down Military Highway in Portsmouth, and is my
preferred Colonial Downs Off Track Betting Center to visit. It
is very clean and open with large and small flat screen televisions
all over the walls. There is no bad vantage point to watch any
Race that is on. Colonial Downs Satellite Wagering Facility in
Chesapeake also has a large number of private booths that are equipped
with televisions that you can use to tune in any Race Track you wish to
view. There are only a few tellers, but they also have a lot
of Auto-Tote machines that you can make your own bet with too.
Colonial Downs Satellite Wagering Facility also allows 10 cents Superfectas
at selected Race Tracks
This is an excellent way to make a good amount of money with a
little bit of money down. The total Bet will cost $2.40.
What you are doing is Boxing 4 Horses to come in 1st, 2nd, 3rd, &
4th. Because you are Boxing them, they can come in any order.
To Box 4 Horses, you are making 24 separate straight Bets, which
comes to $2.40. The pay off is 10% of the $2.00 winning
amount. Superfectas can pay off big. The other night I
saw a $2.00 Superfecta pay off over $54,000! The 10 cents Superfecta paid over $5400! Pay offs of this amount are rare,
but it is very common to see a $2.00 Superfectas pay in the range of
$2,000 to $10,000. To learn more about Superfectas and other
Exotic Wagering Strategies check out my
Pari-Mutuel Wagering using Exotic Wagering
Strategies page to help you understand how Exotic Wagering like
Exacta, Trifecta, and Superfecta betting works.
Colonial Downs also has a snack
bar called the Backstretch Grill that serves popcorn, pretzels, hot
dogs, and burgers. Each section also has a full Bar that
serves beer & mixed drinks too. They also have $1.50 Miller
High Life bottles every night. On Monday nights they have
Texas Hold 'Em Tournaments. Entry is free, and there are Cash
prizes. Overall, the Chesapeake Colonial Downs Satellite
Wagering Facility is a nice place to enjoy a few beers and Bet on
Thoroughbred or Harness Horse Racing.