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Sponsored by: The Twin Spires of Churchill Downs Led by Americas greatest race, the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 1, Churchill Downs will present 40 stakes races cumulatively worth a record $13.44 million during its 38-day Spring Meet that runs April 24-June 26. Derby Week (April 24-May 1) kicks off the nine-week 147 th Spring Meet in style with 18 stakes events that total a record $10.14 million over the six-day stretch, culminating with the 147 th running of the $3 million Ken...

Sponsored by: Empty seats at the fall meet of Keeneland because of the coronavirus pandemic Keeneland today released plans to offer fans a limited number of ticket packages for dining, Reserved Grandstand seating and General Admission for the 2021 Spring Meet, to be held April 2-23. All ticket packages were designed in accordance with COVID-19 safety protocols and will be pre-sold online in two phases. Fans are encouraged to visit Keeneland.com/tickets for information on Spring Meet t...

Essential Quality, Mandaloun Top Nominees To April 3 Blue Grass Stakes Sponsored by: Horses race before an empty grandstand at Keeneland Racecourse on July 8 Ten of the top 11 horses on the Road to the Kentucky Derby (G1) leaderboard, which is led by recent Risen Star (G2) Presented by Lamarque Ford winner Mandaloun and undefeated champion Essential Quality, are among 148 3-year-olds nominated to the 97th running of the $800,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G2), the richest of the six graded st...

Keeneland To Allow Limited Number Of Fans At 2021 Spring Meet Sponsored by: Horses race before an empty grandstand at Keeneland Racecourse on July 8 Keeneland has announced plans to allow a limited number of fans to attend its 2021 Spring Meet, to be held April 2-23. The COVID-19 pandemic forced Keeneland to cancel the 2020 Spring Meet and hold an unprecedented five-day Summer Meet in July. The 2020 Summer and Fall Meets and Breeders Cup World Championships at Keeneland were closed to...

Derby Week, Spring Meet Tickets On Sale Now Feb 12, 2021             “Kentucky Derby Week represents a time of fun and excitement and our team is working diligently to create and deliver the best customer experience possible as we do every year,” said Churchill Downs Racetrack President Mike Anderson. “We’ll continue to rely on proven health and safety protocols and operate within the guidance of state health officials as well as the CDC.   “We previously reported that w...

Sponsored by: Keeneland in the Spring Keeneland will present 18 stakes, featuring the 97th running of the $800,000 Toyota Blue Grass (G2) and the 84th running of the $400,000 Central Bank Ashland (G1), worth a total of $4.1 million during its 2021 Spring Meet from April 2-23. The Toyota Blue Grass and the Central Bank Ashland are two nationally prominent classic preps. Post time for the first race during the 15-day season will be 1:05 p.m. ET. Keeneland will be closed Easter Sunday, A...

Turfway Park Posts 34.6 Percent Handle Increase In December Despite Three Fewer Race Dates Sponsored by: Turfway Park Turfway Park in Florence, Ky. delivered positive results in wagering and average field size during its 13-day Holiday Meet, which wrapped up a five-week run on Dec. 31. Despite three fewer race dates compared to 2019, all-sources wagering at Turfway Park soared to $32.3 million, an $8.3 million jump and 34.6 percent increase from last years $24.0 million. The average d...

Sponsored by: John Velazquez rides Mucho Unusual to victory in the Robert J. Frankel Stakes at Santa Anita Well beaten in the Grade 1 Breeders Cup Filly & Mare Turf on Nov. 7, George Krikorians homebred Mucho Unusual seemed to relish a return home to Santa Anita in Arcadia, Calif., as she rallied under Eastern-based John Velazquez to take Sundays Grade 3, $100,000 Robert J. Frankel Stakes by three-quarters of a length.  Trained by Tim Yakteen, the California-bred daughter of Mucho Ma...

Sponsored by: Santa Anitas popular free online “Showvivor” marks its return on opening day, Saturday, Dec. 26, with a new Total Win Earnings category and a Monthly Contest provision which will be included in the existing season-long total prize money awarded of $5,000. With special early first post on opening day pegged at 11 a.m., the contest offers fans a variety of cash incentives, highlighted by the $2,500 top prize, which will be awarded to the longest “Show Streak” over ...