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Kentucky Downs is a Thoroughbred horse racing track located on the border between Kentucky and Tennessee in the city of Franklin Kentucky just off Interstate 65. It is unique among American tracks in that it is a European-style course — its surface is all turf (grass) instead of dirt and it is not oval in shape.In 2009 the Horseplayers Association of North America introduced a rating system for 65 Thoroughbred racetracks in North America. Of the top Ten Kentucky Downs was ranked #2.