FRANKLIN, Ky. – What’s left over from Hurricane Irma was supposed to maintain its northward trek and soak the Kentucky-Tennessee border region where Kentucky Downs is located by midweek. That means a distinct possibility of the fifth and final day of the 2017 meet – scheduled for Thursday – being scrapped altogether at this turf-only track, with no feasible means of making up the date. Churchill Downs starts an 11-day meet Friday, and there would be no timely way to accommodate one last card at Kentucky Downs. “Until we see how much rain comes here and when it falls, it’s difficult to predict whether we will run Thursday, except I will say we have every intention of running,” said Kentucky Downs president Corey Johnsen. “Mother Nature is still undefeated at Kentucky Downs, but we have learned a great deal over the years how to deal with the weather and our course.” Johnsen said a new pumping system from the infield lake has proved highly effective in helping with drainage, and the inner rail will be stationed well out onto the course to avoid spots on the course prone to excessive softness or pooling. In addition, with Thursday being the final date, “while we do need to provide a safe course for 10 races, we don’t have to worry about racing in the near future.” That was not the case on opening day of this meet, which was postponed four days from the original Sept. 2 date because of weather. :: Like this article? Get access to all premium articles, real-time coverage, special reports, and charts. Unlock access with DRF Plus. In any case, the last two of 12 stakes at the meet are part of a 10-race card that’s on the drawing board for Thursday (first post, 1:25 p.m. Central). Here is a look at the scheduled co-features: $350,000 Ramsey Farm Stakes (race 9, 5:14) Ken and Sarah Ramsey, by way of their Nicholasville, Ky., farm, are the title sponsors of this 1 5/16-mile race, and they were scheduled to make their first ontrack appearances of the meet Thursday after being otherwise occupied with traveling and family commitments. Their red and white silks are to be carried by the deserving morning-line favorite Kitten’s Roar, who comes off a string of solid efforts in graded company, including a third in the Grade 2 New York and a fifth in the Grade 1 Beverly D. The homebred mare earned Beyer Speed Figures in those races superior to those of her 10 opponents. In case Kitten’s Roar isn’t up to the task, the Ramseys also will be represented by one of the next-tier favorites, Daring Duchess, a two-back winner of an ungraded 12-furlong turf stakes at Churchill Downs. Both 5-year-old mares are trained by Mike Maker. Non-Ramsey-owned contenders for the Ramsey include Tricky Escape, a last-out winner of the Grade 3 Violet at Monmouth Park; Paige, a steady performer for Christophe Clement; West Coast invader Place des Vosges; Queen Blossom, a steady Irish-bred trained by Graham Motion; and the uncoupled Brad Cox duo of Sister Blues and La Piba. $250,000 Franklin-Simpson (race 8, 4:46) Sonic Boom, who faded to fourth after setting the pace in the Grade 1 Secretariat last month on the Arlington Million undercard, figures as the horse to beat when shortening back to seven furlongs for trainer Ian Wilkes. Nine 3-year-olds are entered in the Franklin-Simpson, with Sonic Boom and jockey Julien Leparoux assigned the advantageous outside post. There’s speed aplenty drawn to the inside – most notably Major Munnings, Secretary At War, and Master Merion – which could afford Leparoux and Sonic Boom a comfortable outside stalking trip. Likewise, Holiday Stone would stand to benefit from a rapid pace, being favorably drawn alongside Sonic Boom in post 8. The bay colt exits a series of slightly longer stakes for trainer George Weaver.