Additionally, Kentucky Downs offers year-round simulcasting, serves as the site for numerous special and entertainment events and hosts charity Bingo for a number of community-based organizations in Franklin and Simpson County. The meet is staged in an informal festival setting and features the annual running of the Grade III Kentucky Turf Cup race. Today, Kentucky Downs conducts its live turf racing meet each September on the only 'European-style' race course in North America. In 2007, a group of investors purchased a majority interest in Kentucky Downs with intent to expand the scope of its operations in the future.

The race track operated as Dueling Grounds until 1997, when new owners renamed the track Kentucky Downs.

The race track was first named Dueling Grounds in recognition of the colorful history associated with the property.Īfter two years of hosting only Steeplechase races, Dueling Grounds staged its first Thoroughbred race during the 1992 race season. Kentucky Downs opened for business on April 22, 1990. SeptemSeptemSeptemSeptemSeptemSeptemAugust 31, 2023

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