Kentucky Downs

Plum Ali Overcomes Troubled Start to Win Mint Juvenile Fillies

FRANKLIN, KY – Trainer Christophe Clement’s Plum Ali overcame a troubled start to win Monday’s $500,000 Mint Juvenile Fillies Stakes at Kentucky Downs. Plum Ali hit the gate as she broke from […]

News

Kentucky Downs Offering $12 Million in Purses, 16 Stakes for 2020 Meet

FRANKLIN, KY – With the addition of a sixth day of racing, Kentucky Downs’ 2020 live meet in September will offer about $12 million in purses, including 16 stakes. Non-stakes […] Read More

Race Recaps

O’Neill finishes 1-2 with Legends of War, Stubbins

FRANKLIN, KY – After a quiet first four days of the Kentucky Downs meet, two-time Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Doug O’Neill waited until closing day and the meet’s final stakes race […] Read More

Race Recaps

Gentle Ruler Now 5 of 6 After 0-for-11 Start

FRANKLIN, KY – It took Gentle Ruler 12 starts and more than a year and a half of competition to win her first race, but relatively little time to rise […] Read More

Podcast

The Magic Mike Show 104: Kentucky Downs & Belmont Park Recaps

The Magic Mike Show recaps the racing action from Saturday at Kentucky Downs and Belmont Park, including two Breeders’ Cup “Win and You’re In” events: the Runhappy Turf Sprint Stakes […] Read More

News

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Turf Standouts

Turf racing took center stage last weekend with great action from Kentucky Downs and the opening weekend at Belmont Park. We got to see two Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series events, […] Read More

Race Recaps

Social Paranoia Strikes Through in Record-Setting Dueling Grounds Derby

FRANKLIN, KY – The Elkstone Group’s Social Paranoia waited until the right moment before striking his way through to the front to win Sunday’s $600,000 Exacta Systems Dueling Grounds Derby at Kentucky […] Read More

Race Recaps

Princesa Carolina Crowned Victorious in Dueling Grounds Oaks

FRANKLIN, KY – Three Chimneys Farm’s homebred Princesa Carolina engulfed her foes with a powerful rally before clearing away to be crowned the victor of Sunday’s $350,000 Fifth Third Insurance Dueling Grounds […] Read More

Handicapping

Somo Bombs: Kentucky Downs Picks for September 8, 2019

I love the late Pick 4 and Pick 5 sequence today at Kentucky Downs so I’ll be taking some big swings there. Today’s a great day to roll Pick 3’s […] Read More

Race Recaps

Zulu Alpha Dominates Kentucky Turf Cup

FRANKLIN, KY – Michael Hui’s Zulu Alpha took over after sitting the perfect stalking trip and drew off in the stretch to dominate Saturday’s $1 million Calumet Farm Kentucky Turf Cup […] Read More