With the 2020 Breeders’ Cup World Championships returning Nov. 6-7 to Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., NBC Sports presents a special show on NBC at 4 p.m. ET this Saturday, June 13 headlined by the final race of American Pharoah’s career.
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Kentucky Downs Six-Day Meet to Feature 16 Stakes, $12 million in Purses
With the addition of a sixth day of racing, the Kentucky Downs meet in September will offer about $12 million in purses, including 16 stakes —surpassing its stakes schedule from last year when it ran 14 stakes worth approximately $7.4 million in eligible purse money. Non-stakes purses will be reduced in the wake of the COVID-19 shutdown but remain the highest in North America, the track said in a release.
