From the Kentucky Downs Mint Ladies Sprint to the Mint Million, this racetrack is giving away almost $5 million dollars. All the major graded horse events will be run on turf and there is a good selections of races from six furlong sprints to 1½ miles.

The Grade 3 Kentucky Downs Ladies Sprint is opens to fillies and mares three and older. The event is 6.5 furlongs and it comes with a prize purse of $600,000. Covering 16 entries, Campanelle is a probably favorited with a 6.29 Horse Racing Nations’ rating. Wesley Ward is the trainer and Irad Ortiz Jr. is the jockey.

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Jouster is also a favorites with a rating at HRN of 6.02. Trainer Todd Pletcher and jockey Joel Rosario represent this four-year Kentucky-bred filly. The 16-horse field makes it hard to pick a winner.

The Grade 2 FanDuel Turf Sprint is a $1 million prize purse opens to Thoroughbreds three and older. The sprint covers six furlongs and it has 15 entries in the field. Front Run the Fed (6.67), Gregorian Chant (6.47) and Necker Island (6.09) are the highest ratings when it comes to the HRN crowd.

Trainer William Mott has Chewing Gum at the No. 2 position with jockey Joel Rosario. Trainer John Sadler and jockey Vincent Cheminaud are the team behind Bran.

2022 Mint Million Mile Predictions

When: Saturday, September 10th 2022

Where: Kentucky Downs

The Winstar Farm Mint Million Mile is a Grade 3 event. The turf race is open to Thoroughbred three and older. The 10-horse field is featured by Somelikeithotbrown, Field Pass and Pixelate as my top three choices.

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Win: Somelikeithotbrown

The son is Big Brown is a six-year New York-bred horse. He is trained by Michael Maker and ridden by jockey Jose Ortiz. Somelikeithotbrown won the ungraded West Point Stakes over a mile on dirt. He finished seven of his last nine races in the money dating back to May 15th 2021.

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Place: Field Pass

The five-year Maryland-bred horse placed eight in the Grade 1 Arlington Million at Churchill Down on Aug. 13. The previous six races was a first, second or third-place finish. Son of Lemon Drop Kid, he is bred in a mile on turf.

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Show: Pixelater

Pixelate is a five-year horse from Kentucky. Trained by Michael Stidham, he has been in the money in seven of the last eight races. In last year’s Winstar Farm Mint Million Mile, he won over Somelikeithotbrown and Monarchs Glen.