Kentucky Downs Picks, Results & Big 'Uns

Kentucky Downs in Franklin, Kentucky, on the Tennessee border, opened in 1990 as Dueling Grounds Race Course. It is unlike any other American track: an all-turf, European-style course that is not an oval, with rolling hills and a right-hand bend.

Kentucky Downs runs one short meet a year, about a week from late August into September, with the richest purses of any track WinningPonies covers: about $5.2 million per racing day over the past year, more than three times Saratoga. The money draws strong turf fields from across the country, often including European-style stayers suited to the course.

Kentucky Downs ran 7 racing days in the past year on turf. Fields averaged 10.2 starters and races ranged from 6f to 2 1/16m. WinningPonies' picks produced 19 Big 'Un payouts at Kentucky Downs in the past year totaling $3,629, the largest a $1,050 Superfecta on August 30, 2026. The Trifecta has been the most common winning Big 'Un wager.