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A new historical horse racing gaming hall – The Mint Cumberland – has opened in Williamsburg, Ky., in southeastern Kentucky.

WILLIAMSBURG — The Mint Gaming Hall Cumberland opened its doors Wednesday, August 31, right off Exit 11 on Interstate 75 in Williamsburg, bringing historical horse racing gaming to southeastern Kentucky.

Rising from novelty to niche to national leader, Kentucky Downs begins its 31st race meet Thursday, Sept. 1,

After second-place finishes in the Kentucky Derby and Preakness, Epicenter finds his way to the winner's circle while Derby winner Rich Strike finishes fourth.

Article by Amanda Duckworth: With million-dollar purses and richly endowed maidens, the idiosyncratic turf-only track near Nashville is thriving ready for its short, sharp, seven-day September meet. Amanda Duckworth reports

Trainer Keith Desormeaux is hoping the proverb like father, like son holds true in the case of Call Me Midnight.

It did not take long for Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen to claim another graded stakes victory at Saratoga Race Course after sweeping Saturday’s Alfred G. Vanderbilt (G1) with Jackie’s Warrior and Jim Dandy (G2) with Epicenter, waiting just 24 hours to watch Gunite award him with a repeat win in the $200,000 Amsterdam (G2) for 3-year-olds.

Ellis Park has increased purses for registered Kentucky-breds by $10,000 for every maiden and allowance race for the remainder of the meet.

Kentucky Downs is transferring an additional $1 million to Ellis Park’s horsemen to beef up purses at the Henderson track’s summer meet

Pneumatic (dark bay or brown colt, 2017 by Uncle Mo - Teardrop by Tapit), has been sold to stand the 2022 Southern Hemisphere season at Haras Abolengo in Argentina.