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This year’s fifth-place Kentucky Derby finisher and fourth-place Belmont Stakes runner, Hit Show, highlights the nominations

Mike McCarthy’s Private Creed halted a six-race winless stretch as held back filly Playlist to comfortably land the $1-million Exacta Systems Franklin-Simpson Stakes (G2) for 3-year-olds on Saturday at Kentucky Downs.

Red Route One returns to grass and Kentucky Downs for Sunday’s $1 million, Grade 3 National Thoroughbred League Dueling Grounds Derby.

Gunite turned the tables on familiar rival Elite Power when defeating the reigning champion male sprinter in a tour de force performance in the $500,000 Forego (G1) Saturday at Saratoga Race Course.

SARATOGA SPRINGS — You can forgive trainer Steve Asmussen for miscounting the number of Gun Runner progeny he had entered on a big day like Travers Day.The leading sire of 2-year-olds in 2021 and of 3-year-olds in 2022 in North America is just that prolific of a stallion.Gunite, a 4-year-old son of

When Credibility Matters

CORBIN — A well-known digital sports entertainment and gaming company is teaming with local facilities as Kentucky prepares to launch its sports betting industry.

The FanDuel Group is excited to sponsor the FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs for the third consecutive year

The former Arlington Park "International Festival of Racing," featuring the Grade I Arlington Million, runs Saturday at Colonial Downs with almost no international runners.

The Steve Asmussen-trained Red Route One actually began his career with a victory over the Kentucky Downs grass last year