The Unrivaled Stage: Kentucky Downs and the Turf Cup The American horse racing calendar offers countless prestigious events, but the Kentucky Downs Turf Cup stands alone. This race, a $2.5 million Grade 2 event, draws an international field of turf specialists to a unique, undulating course. Kentuck...
Weather Update: The KY Downs turf course condition has been downgraded to good for today's races. — Kentucky Downs (@KYDownsRacing) September 6, 2025 Key Takeaways: The $2 million Kentucky Downs Turf Cup (G2) returns to Franklin, Kentucky, on Saturday, September 6th. Known for its challeng...
It’s the grand finale of a second straight blockbuster Saturday at Kentucky Downs, and it also offers a Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series “Win and You’re In" berth to the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Turf (G1) at Del Mar on Nov. 1. And ... the Kentucky Downs Turf Cup (G2) carries a hefty $2.5 mil...
Sunday’s $300,000 Del Mar Futurity (G1) marks closing day feature of the prestigious summer racing season at Del Mar, but before heading back North to Santa Anita Park (and some to Los Alamitos), six juveniles will square off over seven furlongs in an attempt to claim the title as the West Coast�...
This weekend marks the closing days of the exciting summer racing season at Del Mar in California. Closing weekend also represents some exciting action from the juvenile ranks with the first grade 1s for the newly minted crop of potential superstars, Kentucky Derby (G1) and Kentucky Oaks (G1) conten...
The Ultimate Day of American Turf Racing is Here Saturday, September 6, 2025, marks the pinnacle of American turf racing, with a spectacular card headlined by the $2.5 million KTDF Kentucky Turf Cup Invitational (G2). This is the day when the best grass horses in the country converge on the unique, ...
It’s not Breeders’ Cup weekend yet, but the megabucks purse structure makes it feel that way. Kentucky Downs is handing out more than $14 million for Saturday’s 12-race card, with $13 million up for grabs in six stakes races. In the nineties, the all-grass track in the middle of nowhere was a ...
Fierceness ducked, dodged and dipped his way to victory in the $1 million Pacific Classic over the weekend, moving to No. 2 behind Sovereignty in the latest Breeders’ Cup Classic Rankings. The rankings are a weekly rating of the top 10 horses in contention for the $7 million BC Classic (G1) at Del...
That’s a wrap at the Spa. Ted Noffey overpowered the field and cruised to an 8 ½-length victory over favorite Buetane in the $300,000 Hopeful Stakes (G1) for 2-year-olds on Monday, the final of 18 Grade 1 stakes at the prestigious Saratoga summer horse racing meet. The victory by Ted Noffey ($9.6...
After a frightening start to the $1 million Jockey Club Gold Cup (G1) that saw star jockey Irad Ortiz, Jr. thrown from Mindframe and run over by Sierra Leone, 13-1 longshot Antiquarian went to win the race by 1 ½ lengths on Sunday at Saratoga Race Course. Early reports said Ortiz experienced sore r...
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