#Double Clutch

Multi-platinum entertainer Trace Adkins visited Kentucky Downs for the first time on Labor Day and gave the one-of-a-kind racetrack in Franklin a thumbs up. Adkins was on hand as the Official Music Ambassador for the 2022 FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs, with the award-winning, Grand Ole Opry member autographing the guitars that serve as trophies…

Kitodan, claimed for $80000 just four starts ago, flew home from out of the clouds to pull the 20-1 upset in the GIII Dueling Grounds Derby on Kentucky Downs's rescheduled card Monday. The bay colt settled near the back of the 12-horse field and was well off the pace as Double Clutch (Optimizer) bowled along on the front end through pedestrian…

A hoarse Eric Foster stood outside the winner's circle Monday at Kentucky Downs next to owner Doug Miller. The trainer tried to gather his thoughts and find the words to describe his first graded-stakes win. "I just knew we had him ready," Foster said of Kitodan, who pulled a 20-1 upset in the Grade 3, $750000 Dueling Grounds Derby. "Doug always…

Closing day at Saratoga features six 2-year-olds aiming to take a division lead on the road to the Breeders' Cup Juvenile. Gulfport (9-5) is the morning-line favorite for the Grade 1, $300000 Hopeful Stakes. Post time from Saratoga is 6:11 p.m. EDT, with FS2 showing the seven-furlong sprint for juveniles. The Hopeful is the first Grade 1 race of…