Tom Pedulla presents five takeaways from a major weekend of racing that included two Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series Races at Kentucky Downs while a Grade 1 race for 2-year-old fillies and another for juvenile colts helped close Del Mar’s successful summer meet.
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Longshot Get Smokin Wires Kentucky Turf Cup, Gear Jockey Wins Turf Sprint
Get Smokin had never won a race or ever even traveled beyond 1 1/16 miles in any race before entering the starting gate for the Breeders' Cup Challenge Series 'Win and You're In' 1 1/2-mile Grade 2 FanDuel Kentucky Turf Cup Stakes on Sept. 9 at Kentucky Downs.
Churchill Downs Adjusts 2023-’24 Road to the Kentucky Derby Schedule
Churchill Downs officials have made slight modifications to the upcoming Road to the Kentucky Derby, the series of select races that will determine the preference list for the May 4, 2024,150th Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve.
2023 Del Mar Futurity at a Glance
This year marks the 76th renewal of the Runhappy Del Mar Futurity, a race that serves as the marquee race on closing day of the summer meeting at Del Mar.
