Kentucky Downs Reschedules Opening Day Card

Kentucky Downs | Courtesy of Kentucky Downs

Kentucky Downs has rescheduled its opening day card to Wednesday, Sept. 6. The fields for the 10-race all-grass card will remain the same, with no redrawing of entries or post positions.
Kentucky Downs' showcase five-date meet now will be conducted Sept. 6-7, Sept. 9-10, and Sept. 14. First post is 1:25 p.m. Central each day. Kentucky Downs could not reschedule for Sunday or Monday because of its conflict with the final two days of live racing at Ellis Park in Henderson. Kentucky Downs will remain open today its year-round daily simulcast wagering and Historical Horse Racing operations.
“The ongoing impact of Hurricane Harvey makes it impossible to run Saturday,” said Ted Nicholson, Kentucky Downs' senior vice president and general manager. “The forecast was for one to five inches of rain, and we got six inches in 12 hours. It is in the best interest of the horses, jockeys and our guests to move the entire card to Wednesday.”
The Wednesday card will four stakes: the $400,000 Tourist Mile, $350,000 Fasig-Tipton Turf Showcase Juvenile; $350,000 Exacta Systems Juvenile Fillies and $150,000 One Dreamer.
Scratch time for Wednesday's racing program will be 9 a.m. Central Tuesday. For more info, visit www.kentuckydowns.com

Not a subscriber? Click here to sign up for the daily PDF or alerts.

Copy Article Link

X

Never miss another story from the TDN

Click Here to sign up for a free subscription.