Turfway has new Tapeta surface but no grandstand

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Racing on the Kentucky circuit moves to Turfway Park, where four months of winter racing gets started Wednesday evening over a new Tapeta surface.

The Turfway grandstand was razed since racing was last held in March at the Florence, Ky., track, so there is nowhere for fans to attend, pandemic or no. The paddock and adjacent jockeys’ room are still standing, as is a backstretch facility to accommodate owners and trainers. Stewards, placing judges, television personnel, and announcer Jimmy McNerney will work from a temporary structure where the grandstand once was.

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The 13-day holiday meet runs through Dec. 31, after which the winter-spring meet starts Jan. 1. The first stakes is the $65,000 Holiday Inaugural on Friday. Entries for the Wednesday opener will be drawn Sunday.