Turfway opens season Wednesday night

Four months of winter racing over Polytrack starts Wednesday night at Turfway Park as the Florence, Ky., oval continues to lag well behind other Kentucky tracks in purse offerings.

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Maiden-special races are worth $18,500, but only $10,000 for horses not registered for Kentucky-bred bonuses. Similarly, a first-level allowance is worth $20,400, but nearly half is made up of those bonus incentives. The majority of races in the condition book are conditioned claiming and/or maiden races with purses ranging from $5,100 to $10,900.

Racing at the holiday meet, which runs through Dec. 31, will be conducted four nights a week (Wednesday to Saturday), with some exceptions. For the winter-spring meet that runs Jan. 1 to March 31, racing is reduced to three nights, with Wednesdays dropped. Entries for opening night will be drawn Sunday. Spiral Stakes Day is March 17.