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CHEERS TO A GOOD TIME!

Hope you’re thirsty — our Kentucky Downs bar has all you could ever want! If you’re a beer-lover, you’ll appreciate our 24 brews on tap, including a rotating selection of local craft beer. Our collection of bourbon and whiskey selection is the largest in the area with something for everyone! Enjoy cocktails, local creations, and special offers throughout the year. Settle in and stay a while; there’s live entertainment every Wednesday to Sunday.

Signature Cocktails
  • 10 PACES 7.00

    Dueling Grounds Kentucky Clear, lemon, ginger beer

    How do you duel? It’s sweet victory in a glass with Franklin’s very own Dueling Grounds Kentucky Clear blended together perfectly with Gosling’s ginger beer and lemon.

  • AMERICAN PHAROAH 9.00

    Woodford Reserve, maraschino cherry, orange, bitters

    What better way to celebrate the “Grand Slam” of horse racing than with a Woodford Reserve old fashioned?

  • SEABISCUIT 7.00

    Tito’s vodka, cranberry & grapefruit juices, topped with ginger ale

    The light at the end of the tunnel. This light and breezy cocktail is a delicious blend of Tito’s vodka, cranberry & white grapefruit juices topped with ginger ale.

  • SECRETARIAT 8.00

    Bulleit Rye, sweet vermouth, bénédictine, bitters

    The winning spirit of a legend embodied in a bold Kentucky rye Manhattan.

  • SUPERFECTA 8.00

    Don Julio Blanco, lime juice, Grand Marnier

    The perfect winning margarita made with Don Julio Blanco and Grand Marnier.

  • TRIPLE CROWN 7.00

    Crown Royal, triple sec, house sour, sugar rim

    Winner Winner! It’s a celebration with Crown Royal, house triple sec and sugar rim.

  • THE SCRATCH 9.00

    Bacardi, Absolut, Beefeater, Jose Cuervo Gold tequila, peach schnapps

    Be careful with this boozy blend of Bacardi Superior rum, Absolut vodka, Beefeater’s gin, Jose Cuervo Gold tequila, and peach schnapps. You don’t want to scratch your night!

Bourbon and Whiskey
  • Kentucky Tavern 4.00
  • Rebel Yell 4.00
  • Hell-Cat Maggie Irish Whiskey 4.00
  • Jim Beam 5.50
  • Southern Comfort 5.50
  • Seagram’s 7 5.50
  • Four Roses 5.50
  • Bird Dog 5.50
  • Bird Dog Cinnamon 5.50
  • Bird Dog Peach 5.50
  • Bird Dog Blackberry 5.50
  • Bird Dog Strawberry 5.50
  • Tullamore Dew 5.50
  • Weller Special Reserve 5.50
  • Dueling Grounds KY Clear 5.50
  • Dueling Grounds Apple Pie 5.50
  • Fireball 6.00
  • Jack Daniels 6.75
  • Jack Daniels Tennessee Honey 6.75
  • Jack Daniels Tennessee Fire 6.75
  • Jameson Irish 6.75
  • Crown Royal 6.75
  • Crown Apple 6.75
  • Crown Vanilla 6.75
  • Buffalo Trace 6.75
  • Johnny Drum Private Stock 6.75
  • Prichard’s Sweet Lucy 6.75
  • Sazerac Rye 6 yr. 6.75
  • Maker’s Mark 7.50
  • Wild Turkey 101 7.50
  • Wild Turkey Honey 7.50
  • Bird Dog Small Batch 7.50
  • Larceny 7.50
  • Big Ass Bourbon 7.50
  • Woodford Reserve 8.25
  • 1792 Small Batch 8.25
  • Four Roses Small Batch 8.25
  • Rowan’s Creek 8.25
  • I W Harper 8.25
  • Eagle Rare 8.25
  • Knob Creek 8.25
  • Basil Hayden’s 10.00
  • Maker’s 46 10.00
  • Bulleit 10.00
  • Bulleit Rye 10.00
  • Bird Dog 10 yr. 10.00
  • Four Roses Single Barrel 10.00
  • Jefferson’s 10.00
  • Gentleman Jack 10.00
  • E. H. Taylor Small Batch 10.00
  • Corsair Triple Smoke 10.00
  • Willet Pot Still Reserve 10.00
  • Angel’s Envy 12.00
  • Old Forester Statesman 12.00
  • Rabbit Hole 12.00
  • Calumet Farms 12.00
  • Noah’s Mill 12.00
  • Corsair Ryemageddon 12.00
  • Elijah Craig 12 yr. 15.00
  • Russell’s Reserve Single Barrel 15.00
  • Old Forester 1920 Whiskey Row 15.00
  • Blanton’s Single Barrel 15.00
  • Woodford Reserve Double Oaked 15.00
  • Willet Distillery 10 yr. Single Barrel 16.50
  • Whistle Pig 10 yr. 20.00
  • Prichard’s Double Barrel 20.00
  • Whiskey Thief 20.00
  • Widow Jane 7yr. 20.00
  • Whistle Pig 12 yr. 30.00
Draft Beer
  • Blue Moon 4.00
  • Budweiser 4.00
  • Bud Light 4.00
  • Coors Light 4.00
  • Kentucky Bourbon Barrel Ale 6.00
  • Michelob Ultra 4.00
  • Miller Lite 4.00
  • Sam Adams 4.00
Seasonal Craft Beer
  • Abita
  • Against the Grain
  • Ballast Point
  • Bell's
  • Boulevard
  • Breckenridge
  • Country Boy
  • Dogfi sh Head
  • Fall’s City
  • Founders
  • Good Wood
  • Goose Island
  • Leinenkugel's
  • New Belgium
  • North Coast
  • Oskar Blues
  • Sierra Nevada
  • Shock Top
  • Stone
  • Three Floyds
  • White Squirrel
  • West Sixth
Domestic Bottles
  • Ballast Point Grapefruit Sculpin IPA 4.00
  • Bell’s Two-Hearted Ale 4.00
  • Budweiser 3.50
  • Bud Light 3.50
  • Coors Light 3.50
  • Founders All Day IPA 4.00
  • Landshark 3.50
  • Michelob Ultra 3.50
  • Miller Lite 3.50
  • New Belgium Fat Tire 4.00
  • North Coast 4.00
  • Sam Adams Boston Lager 4.00
  • Sierra Nevada Pale Ale 4.00
Import Bottles
  • Corona Extra 4.00
  • Dos Equis 4.00
  • Dos Equis Amber 4.00
  • Heineken 4.00
  • Modelo Especial 4.00
  • Stella Artois 4.00
  • Weihenstephaner Hefeweissbier 5.00
Cider Bottles
  • Ace 4.00
  • Original Sin 4.00
  • Redd’s 4.00
  • Woodchuck 4.00