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After Troubled Trip In Kentucky Derby, Midnight Bourbon To Wheel Back In Preakness Sponsored by: Steve Asmussen-trained Midnight Bourbon working at Churchill Downs prior to the Kentucky Derby Hall of Fame trainer Steve Asmussen confirmed Thursday morning that Winchell Thoroughbreds' Midnight Bourbon will run in the 146th Preakness Stakes (G1) at Pimlico Race Course May 15. Asmussen, via text from Texas, also confirmed that Irad Ortiz Jr., the defending three-time Eclipse Award champion, will ride the son of Tiznow in the Middle Jewel of the Triple Crown. Winchell Thoroughbreds is se...

7 hrs ago Vince Gabbert, COO of Keeneland, address Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce members at the Corbin Center Tuesday. | Photo by Erin Cox CORBIN — After seven years of anticipation, Corbin is down to being months away from seeing construction of a horse racing track in the city. On Tuesday, Southern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce members heard an update on the future of Corbin's harness racing facility and Williamsburg's sister facility from Keeneland's Chief Operating Office Vince Gabbert. Gabbert said the plan is for construction to begin in mid-June at the Williamsburg location...

Three $1-Million Races Head Record Kentucky Downs Stakes Schedule Tuesday, April 6, 2021 at 2:22 pm | Back to: Top News Updated: April 6, 2021 at 2:25 pm Coady 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-g...

Sponsored by: Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Ky. 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,...