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Kentucky Downs Opening Day Precap: Big Purses, Big Fields, Big Turf Racing
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Monday, September 7, 2020. Kentucky Downs reopens today for their typical big time turf racing with big purses and big fields. On Labor Day, 120 horses will be laboring to reel in a piece of about $2.5 million in purse money, including $1million total for the 2 futurities.
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The featured Tourist Mile race 11 has 9 horses running for a purse of $750k. The odds are spread out a bit but it does look like the single digit entries will hit the board for the most part. I like it 10 9 2 5 4 with 2 being the only true long shot special since the others will likely be at 5-1 or less by post.  Grab the free Grid here to follow along.
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Race 10 is the Juvenile worth $500 and attracts 9 very talented 2yo’s. I like the top power horse Gypsy King going a mile for the first time at 8-1ML which will likely decrease by post time. Picks here are 6 4 7 2 9 with 6 the LSS a mentioned.
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The One Dreamer worth $300k has a field of 13 fillies and mares at 8.3f. This one is also very competitive and looks somewhat wide open, but I already have 4 LSS identified. 11 8 9 1 all have ML odds of 12-1 or more and all could hit the board. Monster exacta and tri if they combine.
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The fillies juvenile race 8 gets 11 also running for half a mil and is also quite competitive. While the 4 single digit ML horses are solid, there are also at least 3 great long shots. The top Power filly is 15-1, the top LP is 20-1, and the top PF was achieved by a 20-1 contender. Picks 4 13 6 10 11 5 with LSS 4 13 11.
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There are also 2 MSW’s for 2yo’s running at a mile each for male and female, to compare and contrast to the juvenile stakes races. 11 races total on the card with 120 horses competing makes for good racing and betting on the turf. Stakes racing starts in Race 8 at about 4:55 PM.
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As always, you can get the Grid for all major tracks and races right here. Today for example, subscribers are using the Grid also for Saratoga, Del Mar, Gulfstream, Laurel, and Parx. It’s still a great time to join, with the Preakness coming up in less than 4 weeks and the Breeders Cup a month later.
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