Kentucky Downs to Offer Premium Seating
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Kentucky Downs' five-day all-turf meet is set to open Saturday, Sept. 5 and this year the Franklin, Ky., track is offering several new premium seating options, including a section for tailgating as well as a private Turf Club Tent and a Finish Line Tent, both with a number of amenities.
Kentucky Downs also will conduct full cards on Sept. 10, 12, 16, and 19, including a schedule of 12 stakes highlighted by the $600,000 Kentucky Turf Cup (gr. IIIT) Sept. 12.
Gates open at 10 a.m. CDT on race days. Regular admission and general parking are free. Tickets are limited and reservations for all premium seating can be made by visiting www.kentuckydowns.com.
"There will be some exciting new seating options this season," said Kentucky Downs live racing manager C.J. Johnsen. "We have tried to offer seating options that will appeal to all types of fans from a climate-controlled turf club to a tailgate section. We have added big video screens, restrooms, wagering windows, and hundreds more seats."
This season's live meet will offer numerous other special events, including the Festival of the Horse (Sept. 5), which is a day of live equine demonstrations capped by a steeplechase race (non-pari-mutuel); and Old Friends Day (Sept. 16), supporting the Thoroughbred retirement facility in Georgetown, Ky. and highlighted by the inaugural running of the $150,000 Old Friends Stakes.
The meet's closing day card, Sept. 19, features the $200,000 Dueling Grounds Oaks, the $300,000 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf, and the $300,000 Kentucky Downs Ladies Marathon.