Kentucky Downs Racing

Kentucky Downs Racing America’s largest purses and biggest fields. Mark your calendars for great turf racing on Aug 29, 30 and Sept. 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9, 2026.

The newly minted G1 Ladies Turf Sprint will be run on Saturday, August 29th 🏆$1.75 million (including $875,000 KTDF) wil...
05/28/2026

The newly minted G1 Ladies Turf Sprint will be run on Saturday, August 29th 🏆

$1.75 million (including $875,000 KTDF) will be on offer for fillies and mares, three-years-old and upward, going 6 1/2 furlongs.

Past winners of the Ladies Turf Sprint include G1 winners Ag Bullet, Campanelle (IRE), Got Stormy and more.

What do you look for when picking winners at ? 🤔
05/24/2026

What do you look for when picking winners at ? 🤔

$37.2 million in purse money will be on offer this summer at Kentucky Downs, including $17.9 million in KTDF purses for ...
05/18/2026

$37.2 million in purse money will be on offer this summer at Kentucky Downs, including $17.9 million in KTDF purses for Kentucky-breds.

View the condition book here: https://tinyurl.com/4e2m264f

05/09/2026

Sunrises, best enjoyed at the track.

The 2026 Kentucky Downs condition book is now available! 🙌Seven days of racing featuring some of the biggest purses in N...
05/07/2026

The 2026 Kentucky Downs condition book is now available! 🙌

Seven days of racing featuring some of the biggest purses in North America and an exciting roster of graded stakes races.

Check it out here: https://tinyurl.com/4e2m264f

Can you name this jockey, who scored six wins in 2025 to become the all-time leading jockey at Kentucky Downs by wins? H...
05/07/2026

Can you name this jockey, who scored six wins in 2025 to become the all-time leading jockey at Kentucky Downs by wins?

Hint: his biggest win of the 2025 meet came aboard Troubleshooting in the G1 Franklin-Simpson Stakes.

Bright skies and bluegrass.
05/05/2026

Bright skies and bluegrass.

Malibu Preacher finished 5th in a maiden special weight at in 2015. This weekend, the 14 year old gelding is competing...
04/25/2026

Malibu Preacher finished 5th in a maiden special weight at in 2015. This weekend, the 14 year old gelding is competing in the Defender Kentucky Three-Day Event with rider Alex Conrad.

Best of luck to this pair at one of the world’s premier equestrian competitions 🙌

Seven days of racing featuring some of the largest fields in the country.
03/31/2026

Seven days of racing featuring some of the largest fields in the country.

Lagynos appreciation post 🫶Since breaking his maiden at Kentucky Downs in 2023, Lagynos has earned over $2 million. His ...
03/27/2026

Lagynos appreciation post 🫶

Since breaking his maiden at Kentucky Downs in 2023, Lagynos has earned over $2 million. His 25 starts include a recent victory in the G2 Muniz Memorial Classic Stakes at Fair Grounds Race Course and a win in the Tapit Stakes at Kentucky Downs last summer.

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