Reserved seating is now on sale online for Kentucky Downs’ seven-date run in early September that offers America’s most lucrative purses and the world’s richest maiden races for registered Kentucky-breds.

The one-of-a-kind FanDuel Meet at Kentucky Downs runs Sept. 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11 and 14 over the track’s 1 5/16-mile kidney-shaped turf course. The distinctive venue, full fields and low takeout on betting has made the meet a “bucket list” destination for horseplayers, racing and sports enthusiasts and those wanting to simply enjoy a slice of Americana.

Advance purchase of reserved seating and dining in the Finish Line Pavilion are being sold only as tables of eight or groups of four at kentuckydowns.ticketspice.com/tickets. Individual tickets will be sold as availability permits on race day both online and at the track.

The open-air Finish Line Pavilion provides an incredible view of horses charging to the wire along with close proximity to the paddock. The pavilion again has been expanded and this year will offer more amenities, with the ticket price including lunch buffet, afternoon snacks and open bar.

Ticket prices for groups of four range from $399 ($99.75/per person) on weekdays to $699 ($174.75/pp) on weekends and $799 ($199.75/pp) for Kentucky Downs’ signature Sept. 10 card. Tickets for groups of eight range from $699 ($87.38/pp) on weekdays to $1,249 ($156.13/pp) on weekends and $1,499 ($187.38/pp) on Sept. 10, when the track features five graded-stakes races.

Horsemen with runners in that day will receive VIP seating and meal.

“As fast as our meet goes, our tickets sell out almost as quickly,” said Ted Nicholson, Kentucky Downs’ vice president for racing. “We urge those wanting reserved seating and dining to go to our online box office as soon as possible to avoid being shut out. The good news is we do have a seventh day this year, including four weekend dates, that will allow more people to experience one of American racing’s great spectacles.”

Free general admission will again be at the top of the stretch in the grassy area in front of The Mint Gaming Hall. Tailgating also returns, with guests able to park in close proximity to the course for a spectacular view of the horses coming around the expansive far turn and into the stretch.

Kentucky Downs’ 2022 stakes schedule

(All stakes on grass and include KTDF* enhancements)

Thursday, Sept. 1 — $400,000 TVG Tapit Stakes, 3-year-olds & up who have not won a stakes in 2022, one mile & 70 yards.

Saturday, Sept. 3 — $1 million WinStar Mint Million (G3), 3-year-olds & up, mile; $500,000 Aristocrat Gaming Juvenile Fillies, 2-year-old fillies, mile; $500,000 Kentucky Downs Juvenile Mile, 2-year-olds, mile.

Sunday, Sept. 4 — $750,000 Big Ass Fans Dueling Grounds Derby (G3), 3-year-olds, 1 5/16 miles; $500,000 Exacta Systems Dueling Grounds Oaks, 3-year-old fillies, 1 5/16 miles.

Thursday, Sept. 8 — $500,000 Global Tote Juvenile Sprint, 2-year-olds, 6 1/2 furlongs.

Saturday, Sept. 10 — $1 million Kentucky Turf Cup (G2) “Win and You’re In Breeders’ Cup Turf,” 3-year-olds & up, 1 1/2 miles; $1 million FanDuel Turf Sprint (G2) “Win and You’re In Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint Division,” 3-year-olds & up, 6 furlongs; $750,000 Kentucky Downs Ladies Turf (G3), fillies & mares 3 years old & up, mile; $600,000 Franklin-Simpson (G2), 3-year-olds, 6 1/2 furlongs; $600,000 The Mint Ladies Sprint (G3), fillies & mares 3 years old & up, 6 1/2 furlongs.

Sunday, Sept. 11 — $500,000 Ainsworth Untapable Stakes, 2-year-old fillies, 6 1/2 furlongs; $500,000 Nelson’s Green Brier Tennessee Whiskey Music City Stakes, 3-year-old fillies, 6 1/2 furlongs; $550,000 AGS Ladies Marathon (G3), fillies & mares 3 years old & up, 1 5/16 miles.

Wednesday, Sept. 14 — $400,000 Gun Runner, 3-year-olds, mile; $400,000 One Dreamer, fillies & mares 3 years old & up who have not won a stakes in 2022, mile and 70 yards; $180,000 Tight Spot Overnight Handicap, 3-year-olds & up, mile.

*Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund money, which is restricted to registered Kentucky-breds.

About The Mint Gaming Hall at Kentucky Downs

Located near the Kentucky and Tennessee border, just off Interstate 65 and approximately 35 miles from Nashville, Tenn., Kentucky Downs features Historical Horse Racing gaming terminals and conducts live turf racing each September on America’s only “European-style” race course while offering among the highest purses in the world. Kentucky Downs is a pioneer in modern Historical Horse Racing, the electronic form of pari-mutuel betting on horses that has become one of the great financial success stories in the sport’s history. Racing has been conducted at the facility since 1990, when it was called Dueling Grounds.

Address: 5629 Nashville Road, P.O. Box 405, Franklin, KY 42135

Website: www.TheMintGaming.com

Phone: 270.586.7778

2022 racing dates: Sept. 1, 3, 4, 8, 10, 11 & 14

The Mint Bowling Green

Address: 2475 Scottsville Road, Ste. 101 & 102, Bowling Green, KY 42104

Website: www.TheMintBowlingGreen.com

Phone: 270.353.6400