The horses don't run there often, and everything is on the turf, but the money/purses are great, the jockey colony actually stronger than what was in for Derby Week at Churchill and the races, so very challenging.
I speak, of course, of Kentucky Downs. A track you look at, scratch your head and say..."is this really in Kentucky ?" (And, actually it's not too far from Tennessee but we wont get into that here...) European racing style.
There are five huge stakes races closing out the card today there (four of them Grade III) and almost $2 million dollars at stake, so let's look at them. There is rain predicted for that part of the state later today and the turf could go from firm to yielding or slow, so keep that in mind
RACE 7 -- KY.DOWNS LADIES TURF STAKES - G III - $200K -1 MILE
8 -- SECRET MESSAGE 6 -- REGAL GLORY 4 -- ENGLISH AFFAIR 3 -- TAP IT TODAY
if scratches occur: 7-- LADY APPLE, 1 -- MITCHELL ROAD
RACE 8 -- KY.DOWNS LADIES SPRINT - GIII-$200K - 6-1/2 F
8 -- GOT STORMY 9 -- INTO MYSTIC 7 -- CARIBA 11 -- KIMARI
if scratches occur: 5-- CHANGE OF CONTROL, 10-- JAKARTA
RACE 9 -- KY.DOWNS JUVENILE TURF -- $500K -- 6-1/2 F
10 -- FAUCI 9 -- OUTADORE 4 -- COUNTRY FINAL 6 -- BODENHEIMER
if scratches occur: 2-- PERFECT MISTAKE, 8 -- COWAN
RACE 10 -- KY TURF CUP -- GIII -- $450k -- 1-1/2 MILE
10 -- ZULU ALPHA 5 -- ARKLOW 2 -- RED KNIGHT 6 -- POSTULATION
if scratches occur: 7 -- HE'S NO LEMON, 12 -- HIERARCHY
RACE 11 -- RUNHAPPY TURF SPRINT - GIII- $700K -- 6 F
6 -- KANTHAKA 12 -- BOUND FOR NOWHERE 9 -- IMPRIMIS 2 -- STUBBINS
if scratches occur:10 -- RICHIESINTHEHOUSE, 14 -- FAST BOAT
Full fields, there is a .50 cent Pick 5 for the stakes races listed, so jump if you feel froggy, but -- as always, play 'em anyway you like.
paulie
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