Nashville Derby at Kentucky Downs features $3 million purse

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The 13th running of the $3 million Nashville Derby Invitational Stakes is set to take place at Kentucky Downs. As one of the richest races in North America for three-year-old Thoroughbreds, the event features a full field of 12 competitors.

Recent history shows a trend of international success, with the last two winners making their North American debuts. The field includes several European-based horses, such as the Irish-bred Royal Causeway, who enters as a 20-1 morning-line favorite. Other notable contenders include Royal Guard, trained by Brad Cox, and Glacius, a Saratoga Derby winner trained by Hugo Palmer.

The race is scheduled for September 5, with television coverage provided by NBC.

Entities

Glacius · Kentucky Downs · Nashville Derby · Royal Causeway · Royal Guard

Sources

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