It was a good day at Kentucky Downs for Hall of Fame trainers Todd Pletcher and Steve Asmussen. Cogburn went wire to wire for a 3 ¼-length victory in the $2 million Ainsworth Turf Sprint (G2) on Saturday, giving Asmussen the likely favorite for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Del Mar on Nov...
Kentucky Downs bills itself as America’s most unique meet, which is 100% accurate. Even more unusual than the shape and undulation of its turf course is its megabucks purse structure. Saturday’s 11-race card is giving away $13,170,000, topped this year in North America only by Breeders’ Cup Sa...
In the morning, Italian star jockey Frankie Dettori walked the turf course at Kentucky Downs to check things out before the biggest day of racing at the track near the Tennessee border. Turned out to be well worth the stroll over a course he had never ridden on as Dettori not only won the $3.1 [&hel...
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’s card, the second of a seven-date meeting, features megabucks Grade 3 stakes – the $3.1 million...
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 the Tennessee border opens an eagerly anticipated seven-day meeting Thursday, when $2.61 million will...
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 Jersey. Book’em Danno! Yes, that’ the name of the Derek Ryan trainee, referring to the catch phra...
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 field of 16 entered for the $1.7 million Kentucky Turf Cup (G2). The Turf Cup at 1 ½ miles is load...
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 million Mint Millions Mile (G3) at Kentucky Downs on Saturday. There’s a base purse of $1 million, with [&hellip...
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