The Commonwealth Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 2015 at Laurel Park in Laurel, Maryland. The race was previously known as the Virginia Derby when it was held at Colonial Downs race track in New Kent County, Virginia. A Grade II event, it is raced on turf at a distance of 9 Furlongs ( 1 1⁄8 miles) and is open to three-year-old horses. From 1998 to 2013, the race was run at a distance of  1 1⁄4 miles. No race was held in 2014. Since 2015, the distance has been  1 1⁄8 miles.