The Kentucky Downs Turf Sprint Stakes, raced as the Ainsworth Turf Sprint Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three years old or older, over a distance of six furlongs on the turf held annually in September at Kentucky Downs racetrack in Franklin, Kentucky during their short turf meeting. The event currently carries a purse of $1,000,000 which includes $400,000 from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund.

The race was inaugurated in 1998^[1] with an attractive purse offered of $100,000.^[1] The event was raced as the Kentucky Cup Turf Dash Stakes as part of the Kentucky Cup.

The event was not held in 2011^[1] and the event renamed in 2016 to the Turf Sprint Stakes

In 2017 the event was upgraded to a Grade III.^[2]

With the influx of gaming revenue at Kentucky Downs the purse for the event has risen dramatically to nearly $700,000 offered by 2019.^[1]

Speed record:

• 6 furlongs: 1:07.41 - Bran (FR) (2022) (new track record)
• 6+1⁄2 furlongs: 1:15.72 - Proforma (2018)

Margins:

• 6 lengths – Morluc (2000)

Most wins

• 2 – Hold the Salt (2007, 2008)
• 2 – Gear Jockey (2021, 2023)

Most wins by a jockey

• 4 – Robby Albarado (2000, 2001, 2015, 2016)

Most wins by a trainer

• 3 – George R. Arnold II (2019, 2021, 2023)

Most wins by an owner

• 2 – Cynthia Knight (2007, 2008)
• 2 – Calumet Farm (2021, 2023)

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