BOYD COUNTY, Ky. (WSAZ) – The Kentucky Horse Racing Fee voted unanimously Monday to approve new companions within the racetrack and equestrian middle set to be in-built jap Kentucky.
The Jap Band of Cherokee Indians will function a monetary companion to Revolutionary Racing Kentucky, whereas Keeneland Affiliation can even be a companion.
Commissioners additionally gave the inexperienced gentle to the group’s first week of quarter horse races, set for April 1-6, 2023.
Groundbreaking ceremony held for brand new horse racing facility in Ashland
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The races will happen at The Crimson Mile in Lexington, whereas the brand new Boyd County observe is below development.
“We admire the assist the KHRC has proven for this undertaking all through this course of,” stated Larry Lucas, Chairman of Revolutionary Racing Kentucky. “We’re excited to welcome our new companions and much more excited concerning the constructive affect we will make in jap Kentucky.”
Revolutionary Racing Kentucky will make investments $55 million to construct the quarter horse observe, equestrian middle and leisure complicated in Ashland, Kentucky.
Along with tons of of union development jobs, it’s anticipated to create greater than 200 full-time positions. Working year-round with exhibits and competitions, it’s projected to generate almost $1 million in new annual tax revenues.
Serving as Kentucky’s solely observe devoted to quarter horses, it’s going to function a 660-yard dash observe and day by day purses of as much as $500,000, inserting it among the many nation’s main quarter horse tracks.
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Plans name for the observe to host its first race in 2024.
The Jap Band of Cherokee Indians will make their funding by means of EBCI Holdings, a business gaming entity created in December 2020 to diversify the North Carolina-based tribe’s financial pursuits. Among the many group’s holdings are casinos, in addition to a gaming expertise incubator.
“We couldn’t have discovered a greater group to companion with or a greater undertaking to assist,” stated Richard Sneed, Principal Chief of the Jap Band of Cherokee Indians. “We have now a long-term dedication to neighborhood reinvestment and offering best-in-class leisure choices to underserved markets. This world-class undertaking aligns completely with that dedication.”
Since 2014, Keeneland has additionally partnered with The Crimson Mile on their historic horse racing facility in Lexington.
“Keeneland is worked up to companion with Revolutionary Racing Kentucky on this initiative, which continues our mission to strengthen the state’s very important horse business,” Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin stated. “Moreover, this undertaking will positively affect the local people and stimulate financial development within the area.”
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Revolutionary Racing Kentucky was awarded the commonwealth’s ninth and ultimate horse racing license in July. Monday’s approval marks the primary time in historical past that each one 9 license holders have been awarded race dates. The group’s preliminary races at The Crimson Mile – that are supported by the American Quarter Horse Affiliation – marks the return of quarter horse racing there for the primary time in additional than a decade.
Final week, Gov. Andy Beshear joined dozens of state and native leaders in a groundbreaking ceremony for the observe, which he stated “will assist construct the way forward for horse racing in Kentucky, and it’ll create nice jobs for our folks in Ashland, including much more financial momentum to what the commonwealth is seeing as an entire.”
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Revolutionary Racing is awarded new racetrack license by Kentucky Horse Racing Fee Tuesday afternoon.(Revolutionary Racing Kentucky)
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Clara Strack scored 24 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Teonni Key had 16 points and 13 rebounds and No. 14 Kentucky defeated Arizona State 77-61 on Tuesday in the Music City Classic to remain unbeaten.
Kentucky nearly had four players with double-doubles as Georgia Amoore added 20 points and nine rebounds and Amelia Hassett had eight points and nine rebounds for the Wildcats (6-0), who shot 42% and scored 13 points off 14 Arizona State turnovers.
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Jalyn Brown scored 16 points and Nevaeh Parkinson added 12 points and nine rebounds for the Sun Devils (3-3). Arizona State shot just 30%.
The Sun Devils cut a 19-point deficit to 11 after three quarters but a 6-0 burst with baskets by Key, Amoore and Strack built the lead back to 15 midway through the fourth.
Kentucky led 42-23 at halftime after outscoring the Sun Devils 27-9 in the second quarter, scoring the first 13 points of the period with Struck putting in the final seven in the run. A couple ASU free throws later, the Wildcats went on an 11-2 run capped by a Hassett 3 and the lead was 20. Strack scored 14 points and Key 10 in the half.
The teams continue play in the Music City Classic on Wednesday with Kentucky playing No. 19 Illinois and Arizona State facing South Dakota.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Rivalry week has finally arrived. The Louisville and Kentucky football program are set to do battle once again, facing off in Lexington for the annual Battle for the Governor’s Cup.
Here are the depth charts for both the Cardinals and Wildcats:
Changes from Louisville’s Depth Chart vs. Pitt:
Quarterback
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9 Tyler Shough (6-5, 230, Gr.) 10 Pierce Clarkson (6-1, 190, R-Fr.) OR 15 Harrison Bailey (6-5, 230, R-Sr.) OR 12 Brady Allen (6-6, 220, R-So)
Running Back
25 Isaac Brown (5-9, 190, Fr.) 21 Donald Chaney Jr. (5-10, 210, R-Jr.) 26 Duke Watson (6-0, 180, Fr.) 22 Keyjuan Brown (5-10, 210, R-Fr.)
Wide Receiver
0 Chris Bell (6-2, 220, Jr.) 81 Cataurus Hicks (5-10, 180, R-Fr.)
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (3-2) at Kentucky Wildcats (5-0)
Lexington, Kentucky; Tuesday, 6:30 p.m. EST
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BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wildcats -22.5; over/under is 164
BOTTOM LINE: No. 8 Kentucky takes on Western Kentucky after Koby Brea scored 22 points in Kentucky’s 108-59 win over the Jackson State Tigers.
The Wildcats have gone 4-0 at home. Kentucky is 10th in college basketball averaging 12.6 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 42.3% from downtown. Brea leads the team averaging 4.0 makes while shooting 74.1% from 3-point range.
The Hilltoppers are 0-1 in road games. Western Kentucky ranks third in the CUSA shooting 37.4% from 3-point range.
Kentucky scores 97.0 points, 24.2 more per game than the 72.8 Western Kentucky allows. Western Kentucky averages 9.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 3.8 more made shots on average than the 6.0 per game Kentucky gives up.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Brea is shooting 74.1% from beyond the arc with 4.0 made 3-pointers per game for the Wildcats, while averaging 16 points.
Julius Thedford averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Hilltoppers, scoring 11.4 points while shooting 54.5% from beyond the arc.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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