KY Downs to Raise 3 Stakes to $1M if G1 Winner Competes
The purses are for eligible Kentucky-breds.
The seven-day FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs could have up to six races worth $1 million for registered Kentucky-breds with purse incentives added to the $750,000 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf (G3T), $600,000 Franklin-Simpson Stakes (G2T), and $600,000 Mint Ladies Sprint (G3T).
Kentucky Downs will bump any of those purses to $1 million, including money from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund, if a grade or group 1 winner starts in that stakes race. The increase will match the purse structure for Kentucky Downs' three existing $1 million races, with $550,000 in association money that every horse runs for regardless of where it was born and an additional $450,000 in KTDF supplements. To be KTDF eligible, a horse must be foaled in the commonwealth, sired by a Kentucky stallion, and registered through the Kentucky Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders.
Kentucky Downs runs Sept. 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11, and 14, with racing conducted strictly on grass. The Ladies Turf and Ladies Sprint for fillies and mares and the Franklin-Simpson for 3-year-olds will be run Sept. 10. That day's racing includes the $1 million Kentucky Downs Turf Cup (G2T) and $1 million FanDuel Turf Sprint (G2T). The $1 million WinStar Mint Million (G3T) runs on the meet's second day, Sept. 3.