Kentucky Downs features three stakes on lucrative
opening-day program
Kentucky Downs kicks off its five-day session Saturday with a strong card
that features a trio of $300,000 stakes races and $1.585 million in purses. The
stakes action consists of the
More
Than Ready Mile,
Calumet
Farm Juvenile and
Kentucky
Downs Juvenile Fillies, and the turf-only track near Franklin, Kentucky will
also offer a pair of $125,000 allowances and a trio of $120,000 maiden races.
The other racing dates are September 10, 12, 16 and 19, and total purses are
a record $7.5 million. The $600,000 Kentucky Turf Cup (G3) on September 12
highlights the stakes schedule.
Top draws on the opening-day program include Undrafted (Purim), who will make
his first start since winning the prestigious Diamond Jubilee (G1) at Royal
Ascot on June 20. Joel Rosario rides the Wesley Ward-trained gelding.
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