FRANKLIN, Ky. (Monday, Sept. 1, 2025) — The fields for the richest day of racing in Kentucky Downs history was set Monday for Saturday’s blockbuster FanDuel TV U.S. Open Turf Championships featuring a pair of $2.5 million races and another four worth $2 million apiece. The total amount offered on the 12-race card exceeds $14 … Continued
Grace Clark photo: Kitodan winning last year’s Dueling Grounds Derby at Kentucky Downs. Video interview with Eric Foster and Kitodan HENDERSON, Ky. — Trainer and co-owner Eric Foster had to regroup last year when Churchill Downs’ canceled its Grade 2 Secretariat Stakes. Plan B was running his $80,000 claim Kitodan against older horses in Ellis … Continued
FRANKLIN, Ky. (Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021) — A horse trained by Rusty Arnold earned a free roll in the $1 million, Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint for the second time in three years as Calumet Farm’s Gear Jockey wore down front-running Bombard to take the $1 million FanDuel Turf Sprint by 2 1/2 lengths. … Continued
