Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint Stakes
The Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint Stakes, raced as the FanDuel Turf Sprint Stakes is a Grade III American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old or older, over a distance of 6 furlongs on the turf held annually in September at Kentucky Downs racetrack in Franklin, Kentucky during their short turf meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $1,000,000. History. The race was inaugurated in 1998 with an attractive purse offered of $100,000. as the Kentucky Cup Turf Dash Stakes as part of the Kentucky Cup The event was not held in  2011 and the event renamed in 2016 to the Turf Sprint Stakes In 2017 the event was upgraded to a Grade III. With the influx of gaming revenue at Kentucky Downs the purse for the event has risen dramatically to nearly $700,000 offered by 2019. Records. Speed record: Margins: