Turfway Park
Horse racing track in Florence, Kentucky, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Turfway Park is an American horse racing track located within the city limits of Florence, Kentucky, about 10 miles (16 km) south of the Ohio River at Cincinnati. The track conducts live Thoroughbred horse racing during two meets each year—Holiday (December), and Winter/Spring (January to late March/early April)—and offers year-round simulcast wagering from tracks across the continent.
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Location | Boone County, near Florence, Kentucky, U.S. |
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Owned by | Churchill Downs, Inc. |
Date opened | 1959 |
Course type | Flat/Thoroughbred |
Notable races | Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (G3) |
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In 2009, the Horseplayers Association of North America introduced a rating system for (currently) 62 Thoroughbred racetracks in North America. In 2016, Turfway was ranked #11.