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Three $1-Million Races Head Record Kentucky Downs Stakes Schedule
Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 2:22 pm |
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Updated: April 6, 2021 at 2:25 pm
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For the first time in its 31-year history, Kentucky Downs is offering three $1-million races during its six-date 2021 meet. Added to the track s GII Calumet Turf Cup, Kentucky Downs $1-million trio also will feature the GIII Turf Sprint and GIII WinStar Mint Million.
Kentucky Downs will stage 16 stakes worth a track-record total of $10 million, including $4.85 million in purse supplements for registered Kentucky-bred horses. The all-grass meet runs Sept. 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 and 12.
“Purses are the economic engine of the racing industry, and Kentucky Downs is proud to be a leader helping Kentucky stamp itself as the premier racing circuit in America,” said Ron Winchell, Kentucky Downs co-owner and managing partner with Marc Falcone. “We re only six days, but winning one of our stakes–or even one of our overnight rac
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For the first time in its 31-year history, Kentucky Downs is offering three $1 million races during its six-date 2021 meet. Added to the track s signature Grade 2 Calumet Turf Cup, whose purse was first raised to seven figures in 2019, Kentucky Downs $1 million trio also will feature the Grade 3 Turf Sprint and Grade 3 WinStar Mint Million.
Kentucky Downs will stage 16 stakes worth a track-record total of $10 million, including $4.85 million in purse supplements for registered Kentucky-bred horses. The all-grass meet runs Sept. 5, 6, 8, 9, 11 and 12 over Kentucky Downs undulating, kidney-shaped 1 5/16-mile race course.
The WinStar Mint Million, formerly the Tourist Mile, presently stands as the United States second-richest eight-furlong grass stakes behind only the $2 million Breeders Cup Mile (G1). The race was worth $750,000 last year, while the six-furlong Turf Sprint was $700,000.
In many respects it seems as if the “year of COVID” has lasted a lot longer than 12 months. A year ago we couldn’t find much on the shelves of the local grocery store, especially paper products. Swiss Skydiver had yet to defeat stakes company. Bob Baffert had just five Kentucky Derby (G1) wins.
While we herald the fact racing was able to continue in some jurisdictions during the early lock-down phase of the pandemic battle and that the ability to wager remotely via advance deposit wagering is part of our success story, Thoroughbred racing remains a tough business. The number of races, race days, and overall purses lost has forced most horsemen to adapt to new business practices. However, the sport has always been a survive-and-advance kind of game.
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