| Date | Race | Purse | Age/Sex | Dist | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | |||||
| Ellis Park Turf S. (BT) | $50,000a | 3&up, f/m | 8.5f T | Details | |
| Good Lord S. (BT) | $50,000a | 3&up | 6.5f | Details | |
| August 2020 | |||||
| Runhappy Preview Turf Sprint S. (BT) | $100,000a | 3&up | 5.5f T | Details | |
| Kentucky Downs Preview Tourist Mile S. (BT) | $100,000a | 3&up | 8f T | Details | |
| Kentucky Downs Preview Ladies Sprint S. (BT) | $100,000a | 3&up, f/m | 5.5f T | Details | |
| Kentucky Downs Preview Ladies Turf S. (BT) | $100,000a | 3&up, f/m | 8f T | Details | |
| Kentucky Downs Preview Turf Cup S. (BT) | $100,000a | 3&up | 10f T | Details | |
| Runhappy Juvenile S. (BT) | $100,000g | 2 yo | 7f | Details | |
| Runhappy Debutante S. (BT) | $100,000g | 2 yo, Fillies | 7f | Details | |
| Runhappy Audubon Oaks (BT) | $100,000g | 3yos, Fillies | 7f | Details | |
| Groupie Doll S. (BT) | $100,000g | 3&up, f/m | 8f | Details | |
| Runhappy Ellis Park Derby (BT) | $200,000g | 3yos | 9f | Details | |
A Kentucky Supreme Court opinion Sept. 24 potentially could jeopardize a major source of purse funding in the state as the court determined that at least one brand of historical horse racing game that has operated in Kentucky is not pari-mutuel.
One day before he's set to start Swiss Skydiver in the Longines Kentucky Oaks (G1), trainer Kenny McPeek will hope to score a preemptive stakes win when he sends out Crazy Beautiful in the $200,000 Pocahontas Stakes (G3) Sept. 3 at Churchill Downs.
Joe Talamo secured his first riding title on his new Kentucky circuit, PTK earned its first Ellis Park owners title and Brad Cox and Kenny McPeek tied for leading trainer as the RUNHAPPY Summer Meet at Ellis Park concluded Sunday.
Four 2-year-old maidens with notable pedigrees or price tags got off the mark over the Aug. 29-30 weekend at three different tracks.
Winchell Thoroughbreds' Midnight Bourbon and G. Watts Humphrey Jr.'s Navratilova break their maidens at Ellis Park over the weekend, while Princess Noor wins debut on the West Coast.
Winchell Thoroughbreds' Midnight Bourbon rolled to a 5 1/2-length victory Aug. 22 at Ellis Park to break his maiden. The 2-year-old Tiznow colt is the fourth black-type horse from as many runners out of the Malibu Moon mare Catch the Moon.
Current Ellis Park leading rider Rafael Bejarano will be sidelined until Aug. 28 after undergoing surgery to removed a small, non-malignant growth from his pancreas.
Louis Wright's Inject became the first winner for first-crop stallion Frosted when the 2-year-old filly scored by six lengths in her debut in a $46,280 maiden race at Ellis Park Aug. 15.
Attorneys on behalf of Kentucky tracks and the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission offered oral arguments before the Kentucky Supreme Court Aug. 14 defending historical horse racing games.
With new equine medication rules expected to go into effect the evening of Aug. 25, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has been working to get the word out about the expected new policies.
Summer racing product as strong as the handle numbers.
Anderson Stables' Lady Kate broke through at the stakes level in the $100,000 Groupie Doll Stakes Aug. 9 at Ellis Park, defeating multiple graded stakes winners Street Band and Lady Apple.
Unwilling to have his perfect 2020 record marred with a less than perfect finish, Bruce Lunsford's Art Collector led at every point of call Aug. 9 to bring home his fourth consecutive win in the $193,750 Runhappy Ellis Park Derby at Ellis Park.
Freshman sire Anchor Down was represented by his first winner Aug. 9 when Drop Anchor scored an upset at odds of 12-1 in a six-furlong maiden special weight test at Ellis Park in his debut.
Trainer, co-owner, and co-breeder Larry Jones hopes a class break will help Street Band return to winning form Aug. 9 at Ellis Park when the 4-year-old daughter of Istan starts from an outside post in the $100,000 Groupie Doll Stakes.
Kentucky Downs Preview Day at Ellis Park featured five $100,000 stakes races Aug. 2 with Factor This winning the featured Kentucky Downs Preview Turf Cup Stakes.
Ellis Park canceled the remainder of the Aug. 1 card after a deluge of rain swept into the area following the fourth race.
Before Art Collector and other Kentucky Derby Presented by Woodford Reserve (G1) prospects are expected to come to town for the Runhappy Ellis Park Derby Aug. 9, five $100,000 turf stakes put Ellis Park in the spotlight Aug. 2.
Jockey Florent Geroux, who tested positive for COVID-19 in mid-July, resumed breezing horses July 28 at Churchill Downs and will return to riding July 31 at Ellis Park.
The filly Dream Quist drew off in the Ellis Park stretch July 26 to be the first winner sired by 2016 Kentucky Derby Presented by Yum! Brands (G1) winner Nyquist.
On July 17 while galloping a 2-year-old at Ellis Park, trainer Larry Jones was unseated when his mount stumbled and fell, resulting in the trainer breaking nine ribs, a vertebra, and his collarbone. The horse was uninjured.
Bruce Lunsford's 3-year-old colt Art Collector, winner of the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G2) at Keeneland in his last start, is being pointed to the $200,000 Runhappy Ellis Park Derby Aug. 9, trainer Tommy Drury told the track.
The 'COVID crop' of 2020 juveniles off to a slow start.
Ava's Grace became the first winner for freshman sire Laoban by closing from fifth to win a $20,200 maiden special weight race July 3 in her debut at Ellis Park.
Ellis Park opened for its first racing program of the season July 2, albeit to a crowd capped at 450. The mood around the track on the second day of action was a mixed bag of relief, hope, and caution.
