by Tim Wilkin/Kentucky Downs|09.15.2022|10:32am Mike Maker Earns Record Seventh Training Title At Kentucky Downs; Gaffalione Leading Rider There was one record that was made to be broken at the 31st FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs. Over and over again as a matter of fact. Mike Maker, who has made it a habit of winning the training title at the boutique meet in the south-central part of the Bluegrass State, did it again. […]
by Tim Wilkin/Kentucky Downs|09.13.2022|8:09pm ‘Horse For The Course’ Adventuring Wires AGS Ladies Marathon Field When the marathon was done at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Ky., late Tuesday afternoon, the two horses most everybody expected to be right there at the end, were right there. On this day, Adventuring, the 5-2 second choice in the field of nine, was just a little bit better than Family Way, the 4-5 favorite. […]
by Tim Wilkin/Kentucky Downs|09.13.202209.13.2022|7:53pm8:29pm Danse Macabre Gives Trainer Danner First Kentucky Downs Stakes Win Kelsey Danner pushed the door open earlier in the meet at Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Ky. On Tuesday, the 36-year-old trainer kicked it in. Danner, a native of Louisville, got to the Kentucky Downs winner’s circle twice in allowance races on Sept. 8. That was pretty sweet, but things got even better on Tuesday when […]
by Tim Wilkin/Kentucky Downs|09.13.202209.13.2022|1:34pm4:01pm ‘Such A Competitive Meet’: Tyler Gaffalione Hopes Early Kentucky Downs Success Continues Jockey Tyler Gaffalione came to Kentucky Downs ready to go to work. He has certainly done that. Gaffalione, who celebrated his 28th birthday Monday, is poised to win his second Kentucky Downs riding title in three years. With two days left in the meet, Gaffalione has nine wins from 47 mounts. He is well equipped […]
by Tim Wilkin/Kentucky Downs|09.09.202209.09.2022|12:28am12:29am Private Creed Rallies Past Sharp Aza Tack To Win Kentucky Downs Juvenile Sprint The instructions were simple enough for jockey Joel Rosario. The Eclipse Award-winning rider was climbing aboard Private Creed for the first time in the fifth running of the $500,000 Global Tote Juvenile Sprint at Kentucky Downs Thursday afternoon in Franklin, Ky. When he met trainer Steve Asmussen in the paddock, Rosario said Asmussen only told […]