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Get Smokin, recent winner of the G2 FanDuel Turf Cup Stakes at Kentucky Downs, will be scratched from Saturday's Breeders' Cup Turf.

This is Alfred Nuckols, whose Hurstland Farm is barely on the outskirts of Midway. A breeder of the old school, Nuckols has decades of experience with Thoroughbreds, and he breeds sound and athletic racehorses but infrequently sends out the top prices at the sales.

  Two of the things that make Thoroughbred racing the greatest game in the world are predictable unpredictability and the adrenaline rush the thrill of victory produces. Both were more than present on September 9 at Kentucky Downs. As one of the biggest days on the turf racing calendar, Turf Cup Day did its due diligence in adding to the lore of an ever-blossoming destination.   The grass at Kentucky Downs has certainly gotten a lot greener in recent years. The now lush Franklin, Kent ...

Get Smokin had things is own way Saturday at Kentucky Downs as he made all the pace and won $1.7-million FanDuel Kentucky Turf Cup (G2) in a tour de force performance

Get Smokin had things is own way Saturday at Kentucky Downs as he made all the pace and won $1.7-million FanDuel Kentucky Turf Cup (G2) in a tour de force performance