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Miller Crowned King of the Turf 

POSTED: September 9, 2025

Retired corporate attorney Matt Miller, the 2025 King of the Turf Handicapping Challenge winner, with his book "A Bettor Way of Thinking." (Photo Courtesy Matt...

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Quiet Street Makes Noise in the Untapable

POSTED: September 7, 2025

Quiet Street. (Courtney Snow/Past The Wire) Street Boss gets second stakes win on Sunday at Kentucky Downs Compiled by Maribeth Kalinich FRANKLIN, Ky.—A hefty field...

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Street Beast Bests in Juvenile Mile

POSTED: September 7, 2025

Street Beast. (Courtney Snow/Past The Wire) Trainer Ben Colebrook wins his first $1million race Compiled by Maribeth Kalinich FRANKLIN, Ky.—Midway Racing, LLC’s Street Beast proved best in...

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Kentucky HBPA presents $300K to Aftercare

POSTED: September 6, 2025

Saturday Flirt scoring the win in Race 4. (Courtney Snow/Past The Wire) Kentucky HBPA, Kentucky Downs team to award $100K each to TAA, Stable Recovery and...

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Breeders' Cup

Ole Crazy Bone Draws Away in KY Turf Cup

POSTED: September 6, 2025

$100K claim Ole Crazy Bone gives Maker sixth KY Turf Cup. (Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire) Wins a spot in the Breeders' Cup Turf Kentucky Downs...

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Plensa Flies Late for Gun Runner Victory

POSTED: September 6, 2025

Longshot Plensa scores first stakes win. (Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire) Kentucky Downs Release FRANKLIN, Ky. –The last-minute decision to enter the $2 million Exacta Systems...

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Shisospicy Sings Loudests in Music City

POSTED: September 6, 2025

Shisospicy beats stablemate Cloe to the wire. (Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire) D’Angelo trainee gets an "In" for the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (G1) at Del...

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Troubleshooting Surges for Franklin-Simpson Win

POSTED: September 6, 2025

Troubleshooting persists to the wire. (Jenny Doyls/Past The Wire) First G1 win for Foley Kentucky Downs Release  FRANKLIN, Ky. – For more than four decades,...

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Epic Ride Relishes the Turf in G3 Mint Millions

POSTED: September 6, 2025

Edgar Morales and Epic Ride cross the wire. (Jenny Doyle/Past The Wire) Epic Ride gives Ennis first graded-stakes win Kentucky Downs Release FRANKLIN, Ky. –...

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