Kentucky's Turfway Park will honor legendary jockey Perry Ouzts Saturday, Dec. 6, with a dedication ceremony officially renaming the facility's jockey quarters the Perry Wayne Ouzts Jockeys' Quarters. Ouzts, 71, has won 7,531 races in his career, ranking fifth all-time…
Turfway Park will honor legendary jockey Perry Ouzts Dec. 6 with a dedication ceremony officially renaming the facility's jockey quarters the Perry Wayne Ouzts Jockeys' Quarters.
In honor of veteran rider Perry Ouzts, Turfway Park will officially rename its jockey quarters Perry Wayne Ouzts Jockeys' Quarters during a dedication ceremony Dec. 6. Ouzts, 71, has won 7,531 races in his career, ranking fifth all-time among North…
Twenty stakes races worth a total of nearly $4 million will highlight Turfway Park's winter/spring meet, anchored by the 55th running of the $777,000 Jeff Ruby Steaks (G3) March 21.
Turfway Park intends to add three stakes races in December and raise purses for maiden races from $80,000 to $90,000 during its upcoming meets, according to track officials.
Turfway Park's Winter/Spring Meet officially concluded March 29, wrapping up a strong season that featured deep fields, big payouts and standout performances.
Turfway Park has moved its Wednesday racing card to Sunday with a 12:30 p.m. ET first post due to extreme cold temperatures. The National Weather Service forecast calls for wind chill factors in the single digits throughout the day Wednesday.
After extensive efforts to prepare the surface for competition following severe winter weather across the region, Turfway Park canceled live racing Jan. 11-12.
Despite efforts of Turfway Park's track crew, lingering effects from last week's extreme cold and winter weather have made it impossible to safely conduct racing Jan. 10.
After a brief pause caused by winter weather, live racing is scheduled to return Jan. 10 at Turfway Park with a nine-race program beginning at 5:55 p.m. ET.