Da Big Hoss takes the $300,000 Grade 3 Kentucky Turf Cup
FRANKLIN, KY (SEPTEMBER 14, 2015) It was Da Big Hoss for the big win at Kentucky Downs today as the Mike Maker trainee captured the $600,000 Grade 3 Kentucky Turf Cup, the jewel in the crown of the...
View ArticleThe inaugural running of the $150,000 Old Friends Stakes
GEORGETOWN, KY – SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 – The inaugural running of the $150,000 Old Friends Stakes will take place on Wednesday Sept. 16, 2015 at Kentucky Downs, the oval located in Franklin, KY. Sponsored...
View ArticleOld Friends Day at Kentucky Downs highlighted by the inaugural running of the...
FRANKLIN, KY (SEPTEMBER 15, 2015) – On Wednesday, September 16 Kentucky Downs is proud to host the inaugural running of the $150,000 Old Friends Stakes Sponsored by Tribute® Equine Nutrition. The race...
View ArticleLONG SHOT KALAMOS CAPTURES THE $150,000 OLD FRIENDS STAKES; GEROUX ADDS...
FRANKLIN, KY (SEPTEMBER 16, 2015) – Kentucky Downs paid tribute to Thoroughbred aftercare today by hosting “Old Friends Day”, a 13-race card celebrating the retirement facility in Georgetown, KY that...
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Kentucky Downs closes its 2015 season with record numbers
FRANKLIN, KY (SEPTEMBER 19) – The final day of live racing at Kentucky Downs supported a worthy cause and added a variety of fair-like events and attractions to an exceptional closing-day card, which...
View ArticleKentucky Downs’ 2015 Final Figures Show Across the Board Increases
FRANKLIN, KY (October 1, 2015) – Kentucky Downs ended its 2015 racing season with record numbers in every significant category, including starters per race, handle per race, and total purses paid....
View ArticleRacing and Gaming Executive Ted Nicholson Named New Vice President of...
FRANKLIN, KY (October 5, 2015) – Kentucky Downs has named Ted Nicholson Vice President. Nicholson had been consulting with the company on their 2015 racing season prior to being named to this permanent...
View ArticleKENTUCKY DOWNS RE-ACCREDITED BY NTRA SAFETY & INTEGRITY ALLIANCE
LEXINGTON, Ky. (Monday, October 19, 2015) – The National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) announced today that Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Ky., 35 miles north of Nashville, Tenn., has earned...
View ArticleKentucky Downs Runners Look to Impact 2015 Breeders’ Cup Results
FRANKLIN, KY (October 23, 2015) – After turning in impressive performances at Kentucky Downs in September, a number of quality runners now look to make their mark on racing’s biggest stage next weekend...
View ArticleKentucky Downs pays out record $215,000 in jackpots in a single day
FRANKLIN, KY (November 7, 2015) Kentucky Downs * Franklin, KY Everyone here at Kentucky Downs would like to congratulate all of our recent jackpot winners who moved the needle with their winnings to...
View ArticleOld Friends at Kentucky Downs Welcomes New Retirees
Download this article FRANKLIN, KY (December 4, 2015) – Kentucky Downs welcomed two new retirees to the Old Friends at Kentucky Downs retirement facility last week. The on-course complex for retired...
View ArticleKentucky Downs Welcomes Jennie Rees as Director of Publicity
FRANKLIN, KY (February 24, 2016) – Kentucky Downs is pleased to announce the addition of five-time Eclipse Award winning writer Jennie Rees to its live racing team as Director of Publicity for the 2016...
View ArticleTruly Da Big Hoss: Kentucky Turf Cup winner looking for big 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 3, 2016 Jockey Florent Geroux believes that Da Big Hoss, winner of last September’s $600,000 Kentucky Turf Cup (G3) at Kentucky Downs, can compete with any horse in the...
View ArticleKentucky Downs enhances its record purses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 26, 2016 $7.8 million for 5 days reflects $600,000 boost to overnight, stakes races FRANKLIN, KY — Enhancing what already is American racing’s most lucrative purse program,...
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Kentucky Downs offering Claiming Crown preps
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 19, 2016 Two $75,000 starter races Sept. 11 are automatic qualifiers to Dec. 3 event FRANKLIN, Ky. (July 19, 2016) — Kentucky Downs, in its never-ending mission of...
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