A kidney-shaped, undulating course, overflow fields and seven-figure purses make Kentucky Downs like no other track. The all-grass layout in the middle of nowhere lures horses from all over. Saturday�...
Kentucky Downs is one of a kind. Hills, sharp turns, undulations and an uphill finish make it unique among American racetracks, as does its massive purse structure. The all-grass layout not far from t...
It was a Breeders’ Cup qualifying weekend in Kentucky and Ireland, but we’re going to single out a 2-year-old gelding who won the $102,000 Smoke Glacken Stakes at Monmouth Park in Oceanport, New J...
Get ready for another turf extravaganza at Kentucky Downs on Saturday (Sept. 9) – six $1 million races, two of them “Win and You’re In’’ Breeders’ Cup automatic qualifiers, and an overflow...
You know the purse is huge if Hall of Famer Todd Pletcher — one of the more patient trainers in the game — is going all in with Annapolis after a short three-week turnaround in the $2 mill...
By Richard Rosenblatt Once again, Mike Maker is loaded for the $1 million Calumet Turf Cup (G2) at Kentucky Downs on Saturday, with no less than four runners in a field of 12 going 1 ½ miles. Even wi...
By Ed McNamara The racecourses of Europe come in all shapes and sizes, and Kentucky Downs would be a perfect fit there. In the United States, there’s nothing like it. From the air, its 1 5/16-mi...
By John Furgele Mention the Bluegrass State to a sports fan, and he or she will usually,think of great college basketball and thoroughbred racing. It could be time to include harness racing. The Red M...
By Maryjean Wall You can’t say Gallery Racing has gone to the dogs. Not with a Breeders’ Cup winning horse, Eclipse champion Runhappy, and a presence that has redefined racing sponsorship and supp...
By Noel Michaels The year 2020 will go down as one of the strangest in thoroughbred racing, with no fans in attendance most of the year, many tracks closed for significant amounts of time, and a Tripl...