Sunday Turf Spotlight: $1.2 Million in Kentucky Downs Preview Stakes Set for Ellis Park HENDERSON, KY — August 3, 2025 — Ellis Park continues its championship-caliber weekend with a four-pack of stakes races on Sunday, August 4, offering $1.2 million in purse money and critical tune-ups for the richest meet in American turf racing: Kentucky […]
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High-Stakes Saturday at Ellis Park to Feature Trio of Turf Previews for Kentucky Downs HENDERSON, KY — August 1, 2025 — Ellis Park is set to take center stage on Saturday, August 2, with a stakes-loaded card headlined by three lucrative turf events: the Nashville Derby, Mint Millions Turf Mile Preview, and Mint Ladies Turf […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1 Stephen Foster on Saturday, July 1 at Ellis Park was a Win and You’re In for the 2023 Breeders’ Cup Classic, and West Will Power stalked the pace, struck the front, and held off Rock N Roll to score by a half-length. Flavien Prat rode the winner for Brad […]
By Jarrod Horak The Grade 1, $1 million Stephen Foster Stakes is the 10th race at Ellis Park on Saturday, July 1, and it is a Win and You’re In event for the Breeders’ Cup Classic. Eight horses will line up to face the starter and Smile Happy is the 3-1 morning line favorite. Grade […]