Kentucky Downs

Racing Dudes Three Stars of the Week: Goodbye, Saratoga and Del Mar

Closing weekend at Saratoga and Del Mar can be depressing, but we still have three more stars to honor from those two great meets. Let’s take a look back at […]

Race Recaps

Peace Achieved Wins Gainesway Farm Juvenile

FRANKLIN, KY – JSM Equine’s Peace Achieved took a big step forward off of his maiden-breaking effort to win Saturday’s $500,000 Gainesway Farm Juvenile Stakes at Kentucky Downs. Breaking quickly from post […] Read More

Race Recaps

Jezebel’s Kitten Crushes Exacta Systems Juvenile Fillies

FRANKLIN, KY – Ilium Stables’ Jezebel’s Kitten made it two-for-two with an eye-popping performance to crush the field in Saturday’s $500,000 Exacta Systems Juvenile Fillies Stakes at Kentucky Downs. Breaking sharply from […] Read More

Race Recaps

Snapper Sinclair Survives Tourist Mile

FRANKLIN, KY – Bloom Racing Stable’s Snapper Sinclair returned to the site of his only prior stakes score on Saturday to win an eventful edition of the $750,000 Tourist Mile Stakes […] Read More

Race Recaps

Hanalei Moon Shines in One Dreamer

FRANKLIN, KY – Stonestreet Stables’ homebred Hanalei Moon shined brightly in the stretch run, shaking clear to win Saturday’s $250,000 One Dreamer Stakes at Kentucky Downs. Breaking from post 7 under Tyler […] Read More

Handicapping

2019 Kentucky Downs Opening Day Picks and Analysis

Kentucky Downs is back! The RUNHAPPY Meet at Kentucky Downs begins today, August 31, 2019, and continues September 5th, 7th, 8th and 12th with 10 turf races each day. First post is […] Read More

Podcast

BLINKERS OFF 397: Woodward Stakes Preview, Travers Recap, and “What the Bleep”

The Racing Dudes preview Saturday’s running of the $750,000 Woodward Stakes (G1) at Saratoga, recap last Saturday’s Runhappy Travers Stakes (G1), bring back everyone’s favorite game “What the Bleep”, then […] Read More

Breeders' Cup

Two-time Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint winner Stormy Liberal coming to Kentucky Downs for RUNHAPPY Turf Sprint

FRANKLIN, KY – Stormy Liberal, the two-time winner of the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint, is scheduled to run in the $700,000, Grade 3 RUNHAPPY Turf Sprint, one of five graded […] Read More

Race Recaps

Channel Cat Outduels Cullum Road in $400,000 Dueling Grounds Derby

FRANKLIN, KY – In perhaps the best stretch battle of the entire Kentucky Downs meet, Calumet Farm’s homebred Channel Cat outdueled a too-good-to-love Cullum Road to win Wednesday’s $400,000 Exacta Systems Dueling Grounds Derby. […] Read More

Race Recaps

Osare Soars in $300,000 Dueling Grounds Oaks

FRANKLIN, KY – Bridlewood Farm’s Osare set the early pace along the inside before extending her lead in the latter stages and taking off for the gate-to-wire score in Wednesday’s $300,000 Fifth Third […] Read More