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Kentucky Derby Museum Announces Holiday Open House

The Kentucky Derby Museum invites the community to shop local and gift Kentucky.

Thursday, Dec. 2, from 5 – 8 p.m.,The Derby Museum Store will offer 15% off its unique, collectible, Derby inspired gifts for shoppers this holiday season.

Shoppers can discover the perfect holiday gifts from an assortment of Kentucky Derby-themed food, apparel and collectibles. Special offers on exclusive tours of Churchill Downs and buy-one-get-one-free memberships at the Museum will also be offered. Guests will enjoy a festive atmosphere for shopping with live Christmas music, drinks and light bites, prize drawings and free gift wrapping.

Customers can drop by the Derby Museum Store, located inside the Kentucky Derby Museum at 704 Central Avenue in Louisville from 5 – 8 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 2.

Shoppers can feel good about each purchase, as all sales support the Museum's non-profit mission “To ENGAGE, EDUCATE, and EXCITE EVERYONE about the extraordinary experience that is the Kentucky Derby!”

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Kentucky Legislative Task Force Won’t Recommend Raising Taxes On Historical Horse Racing

Kentucky's Pari-Mutuel Wagering Taxation Task Force will not recommend raising the tax rate on historical horse racing, according to an op-ed written by the Lexington Herald-Leader's Linda Blackford.

Representative Adam Koenig (R), who oversaw the task force with Senate Floor Majority Leader Damon Thayer (R), plans to instead devise legislation that would standardize the many different tax rates on different types of wagering, including a potential raise in the taxes on advanced deposit wagering.

“I'm trying to thread the needle between those who want an increase and those who want to do nothing,” Koenig told the Herald-Leader. “But I'm trying to thread it so we can generate more income.”

Other task force recommendations include losing the admission tax, evaluating the legalization of sports wagering, and donating a portion of historical horse racing proceeds to college equine programs.

Read more at the Lexington Herald-Leader.

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Emerald Downs Plans 52-Date Racing Season In 2022

Emerald Downs has announced a 52-day live racing season in 2022, with opening day Sunday, May 15, and closing day Sunday, Sept. 22.

All 52 race days are scheduled on weekends, composed of 19 Sundays, 18 Saturdays, and 15 Fridays. Post times are 2:15 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays and 7 p.m. Fridays. The traditional Fireworks Spectacular, Sunday, July 3, features a 5 p.m. post.

Emerald Downs President Phil Ziegler said the emphasis on weekend racing is for fans and horsemen alike.

“We're excited to return to our more traditional schedule with Friday nights and Saturday afternoons,” Ziegler said. “This will be great for the fans.”

Emerald Downs offers 15 consecutive Friday cards beginning June 3, marking the first time the track has offered Friday racing since 2019. Opening week features a lone card on Sunday, May 15, followed by Saturday/Sunday weekends on May 21/22 and May 28/29. Closing weekend also is a two-day race week on Sept. 21/22.

The 2022 season—the 27th at Emerald Downs—will feature a new horsemen incentive program, to be announced next week. The stakes schedule, featuring the 87th running of the Longacres Mile (G3), will be released in December.

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Parx Adds Five $100,000 Stakes Races To Year-End Cards

Parx Racing will close out 2021 with a pair of loaded cards featuring five $100,000 stakes races over the course of two days, Dec. 28-29. The added year-end stakes races will offer a final opportunity for horsemen and women to close out their season with a black-type victory.

Tuesday, Dec. 28 will have three stakes races on the card – the $100,000 Kris Kringle for 3-year-olds and up at a mile and seventy yards, the $100,000 Mrs. Claus for fillies and mares, 3-year-olds and up, at seven furlongs and the $100,000 Blitzen for 3-year-olds and up sprinters. Nominations will close on Dec. 8.

Juveniles will take the spotlight on Wednesday, Dec. 29 with a pair of stakes races for 2-year-olds – the $100,000 Parx Futurity at seven furlongs for fillies and the seven furlong $100,000 Parx Juvenile for colts and geldings. Nominations close on Dec. 8.

First post is 12:10 p.m. ET. Gates will open at 11:15 a.m. Admission is free.

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