By Jennie Rees Space Mountain, third in the 2019 Tapit Stakes, is back at Kentucky Downs. Not as a racehorse, having retired two years ago after 56 starts, 10 wins and $441,227 in earnings. Rather, the 11-year-old Space Mountain is outrider Trey Miller’s faithful pony, working double shifts during both morning training (every day) and … Continued
LOUISVILLE’s ESPN 680/105.7 KY Downs Preview Show 9-11Am CT Thursday Louie Rabaut is hosting the third annual Kentucky Downs Preview show on Louisville’s ESPN 680/105.7 Thursday from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. CENTRAL. The show broadcasts live from the Blind Squirrel restaurant and sports bar in Middletown in eastern Jefferson County. … Continued
FRANKLIN, Ky.(Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024) — The inaugural FanDuel TV U.S. Open Turf Championships will play out at Kentucky Downs on Sept. 7, featuring six graded stakes on grass offering $2 million apiece for Kentucky-breds. Five of those winners could have their entry fees paid to the corresponding event at the Breeders’ Cup World Championships … Continued
FRANKLIN, Ky. –– Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter and storyteller Billy Dean brings his wide-ranging country-music repertoire to the Mint Gaming Hall at Kentucky Downs on Friday, Feb. 16. Dean grew up in the small town of Quincy, Fla., starting his music career by singing in his dad’s band, The Country Rocks. His first big break came … Continued
FRANKLIN, Ky. (Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023) — The guitars that serve as trophies for the FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs’ nine graded stakes are autographed by Tanya Tucker, who earlier this year was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame. In the four years since Kentucky Downs first awarded a George Strait-signed guitar as the inaugural … Continued
By Tim Wilkin for Kentucky Downs FRANKLIN, Ky. (Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023) — When the horses came out on the track for the $500,000 FanDuel Tapit Stakes at Kentucky Downs on Thursday, trainer Whit Beckman had to do a double take. He knew his 5-year-old gelding Harlan Estate would not be one of the favorites … Continued
(Photo: Gear Jockey, in the lead on the rail under Jose Lezcano, won the $1 million FanDuel Turf Sprint to earn a fees-paid spot in the $1 million Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint Saturday at Del Mar. Coady Photography) FRANKLIN, Ky. (Tuesday, November 2, 2021) — Thirteen horses who competed at the FanDuel Meet at Kentucky … Continued
Edited Keeneland stakes recap (Photos by Grace Clark/Kentucky Downs) LEXINGTON, KY (Oct. 24, 2021) – Highlander Training Center’s Summer in Saratoga held off a late bid from favored Luck Money by a half-length to win the 30th running of the $150,000 Rood & Riddle Dowager (G3) for fillies and mares Sunday afternoon. The victory keyed … Continued
FRANKLIN, Ky. (Monday, Sept. 13, 2021)— Kenny Mollicone, a 47-year-old real-estate developer from Somerset, Mass., is the 2021 National Turf Handicapping Champion, having won the six-day online Kentucky Downs Turf Handicapping Challenge at the FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs. Mollicone finished with an aggregate total of $5,783.90 Sunday after playing in all three of the … Continued
Joel Rosario clinched his first Kentucky Downs riding title on the second day of the meet, when he won five races for the second straight day. He went on to win seven more, including four on the final card to extend his track record total to 17. The previous record was the 12 won by … Continued
