Wednesday, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission recommended that Churchill Downs, the home of the Kentucky Derby, pick up September racing dates that traditionally have gone to Turfway Park in northern Kentucky. Under the proposal, Turfway Park would have its live racing schedule cut nearly in half, from 81 days this year to 45 in 2013. Churchill Downs track president Kevin Flanery says Churchill plans to use the September dates to expand into the national simulcast business. The full Kentucky Horse Racing Commission is expected to vote on all the 2013 racing dates statewide at its meeting next week.
