FLORENCE, Ky. — After two years of rebuilding the track, Turfway Park Racing & Gaming is ready to welcome back racing fans on Wednesday with the first post time slated for 6:15 p.m.

What You Need To Know

  • The 19-day Holiday Meet covers a five-week stretch with live racing

  • There will be four Stakes Races, each worth a purse of $125,000

  • Turfway Park is also hosting a Legacy Night to celebrate the return of live racing on Friday

The 19-day Holiday Meet covers a five-week stretch with live racing on Wednesday through Saturday until Dec. 31, with the exception of a switch from Saturday, Dec. 10 to Sunday, Dec. 1, and no racing on Christmas Eve, which is Saturday, Dec. 24.

There will be four Stakes Races, each worth a purse of $125,000 during the Holiday Meet:

  • The 36th Running of The Holiday Inaugural on Dec. 3
  • The 34th Running of The My Charmer on Dec. 11
  • The 27th Running of The Prairie Bayou on Dec. 17
  • The 29th Running of The Gowell Stakes on Dec. 31

Maiden special weight races are worth $70,000. Allowance races range from $72,000 to $80,000.

To celebrate the return of live racing, Turfway Park is hosting Legacy Night from 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, which will include $1 drafts and $1 hotdog specials. It'll be hosted in The Event Center. Guests must be 21 years or older to enter the gaming floor.

“We look forward to welcoming back our racing fans, who have made many memories at the historic Turfway Park. We cannot wait for them to join us for our first Legacy Night experience and to start creating new memories,” said Michael Taylor, president of Turfway Park and Newport Racing & Gaming, in a press release.

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