Turfway Holiday Meet starts Sunday

Turfway Holiday Meet starts Sunday

The 19th annual Holiday Meet begins at Turfway Park in

Florence, Kentucky, on Sunday. A total of four $50,000 stakes

have been carded for the 24-day meet and admission and parking

are free.

First post on Wednesday through Friday is set for 5:30 p.m. (ET)

while Saturdays and Sundays will begin at 1:10 p.m. There will be

no live racing on Mondays, Tuesday, Christmas Eve and Christmas

Day. However, the track will offer racing on December 27-31, with

a first post of 1:10 to make up for the Christmas break.

The first 1,500 fans to pass through the gates on December 26

will receive the 2005 Turfway calendar.

On December 5, Turfway will play host to one of the last

qualifying events for the 2005 Daily Racing Form/National

Thoroughbred Racing Association National Handicapping

Championship. The winner will receive $5,000 and a berth in the

tournament at Bally's Las Vegas in January, where players from

across the country will vie for $400,000 in prizes.