Teresa Ribera

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Ribera and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
The Most Excellent
Teresa Ribera
Official portrait, 2024
First Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition
Incumbent
Assuming office
1 December 2024
PresidentUrsula von der Leyen
SucceedingMaroš Šefčovič
European Commissioner for Competitiveness
Incumbent
Assuming office
1 December 2024
PresidentUrsula von der Leyen
SucceedingMargrethe Vestager
Third Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
In office
12 July 2021 – 25 November 2024
Prime MinisterPedro Sánchez
Preceded byYolanda Díaz
Succeeded bySara Aagesen
Minister for the Ecological Transition
and the Demographic Challenge
In office
7 June 2018 – 25 November 2024
Prime MinisterPedro Sánchez
Preceded byIsabel García Tejerina (environment)
Álvaro Nadal (energy)
Succeeded bySara Aagesen
Fourth Deputy Prime Minister of Spain
In office
13 January 2020 – 12 July 2021
Prime MinisterPedro Sánchez
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byMaría Jesús Montero
Member of the Congress of Deputies
In office
17 August 2023 – 1 December 2023
ConstituencyMadrid
In office
21 May 2019 – 21 February 2020
ConstituencyMadrid
Secretary of State for Climate Change
In office
22 April 2008 – 30 December 2011
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byOffice abolished
Director of the Spanish Office of Climate Change
In office
11 February 2005 – 22 April 2008
Prime MinisterJosé Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Personal details
Born
Teresa Ribera Rodríguez

(1969-05-19) May 19, 1969 (age 55)
Madrid, Spain
Political partySpanish Socialist Worker's Party (2011–present)
Other political
affiliations		Independent (until 2011)
SpouseMariano Bacigalupo
Children3
Alma materComplutense University of Madrid
OccupationJurist • Lawyer • Professor • Politician

Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (pronounced [teˈɾesa riˈβeɾa]; born 19 May 1969) is a Spanish jurist, adjunct professor, and politician who is the First Executive Vice-President of the European Commission for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition and Commissioner for Competitiveness under the second Von der Leyen Commission. She previously served as the minister for the Ecological Transition of Spain since 2018, after Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez coming into power following the successful no-confidence motion against Mariano Rajoy. In 2020, she was appointed as fourth deputy prime minister and in 2021 she was promoted to third deputy prime minister.

Between 2008 and 2011 Ribera held the position of Secretary of State for Climate Change in the second administration of Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero. Between 2014 and 2018, she was director of the Institute of Sustainable Development and International Relations, based in Paris.

Early years and education

Ribera graduated from the Complutense University of Madrid with a degree in legal studies, with further studies at the Center for Constitutional Studies attaining her another degree in constitutional law and political science.[1]

Early career

Ribera belongs to the Superior Body of Civil Administrators of the State of which she has been a surplus official since 2012.[1] Ribera has been an adjunct professor of the Department of Public Law and Philosophy of Law at the Autonomous University of Madrid.[1]

Ribera has held various technical positions in public administration, such as the position of Chief of Coordination of the Ministry of Development and of Technical Adviser in the Cabinet of the Assistant Secretary for the Environment and Head of the Compliance and Development area. Between 2004 and 2008 she was general director of the Office of Climate Change and between 2008 and 2011 she assumed the Secretary of State for Climate Change (in the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, Food and Environment) during the government of president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero.[2]

International work

Ribera is also a member of several advisory councils, including the Global Leadership Council of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN),[3] the global climate change advisory council of the World Economic Forum,[4] and the Momentum For Change initiative of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC);[5] belongs to the international council of the BC3, to the advisory council of the Institut pour la Recherche du Développement (IRD)[6] and to the patronages of Fundipax[7] and Fundación Alternativas.[8] In September 2013, she began to collaborate with the Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI), based in Paris, and in June 2014 she assumed its direction. The organization is dedicated to the analysis of strategic issues related to sustainable development, climate change, protection of biodiversity, food security and management of the urbanization process.[9]

In May 2014, the prosecutor's office denounced the development of a gas storage site, called Project Castor, which was halted because of seismic activity. Environmental prevaricación was alleged, and one of the accusations was directed against Teresa Ribera, because when the project was approved by the Government in 2008, she occupied the State Secretariat of Climate Change and was the person who signed the environmental impact assessment by which the project was authorized.[10][11] In 2015, 18 people were charged from the Geological and Mining Institute of Spain and the General Directorate of Quality and Environmental Evaluation. However, they held posts of a technical nature and no politicians were charged, including Ribera.[12] In 2015, she joined Pedro Sánchez's expert panel to prepare the Socialist Party's electoral program.[13]

Political career

Minister for the Ecological Transition

In June 2018, it was announced that Ribera would be the Minister for the Ecological Transition of the Sánchez government,[14] following the motion of censure that the PSOE presented against the previous government of Mariano Rajoy (PP) and that was approved by the Congress of Deputies. On 1 June 2018, Sánchez appointed her as Minister in new Spanish government. Felipe VI sanctioned by royal decree of June her appointment as holder of the portfolio of Minister for the Ecological Transition.[15] On 7 June she took office as Minister before the King at Palace of Zarzuela.[16]

The first measures that Ribera carried out as minister was to end the so-called "sun tax" to allow the free production of power in an effort to increase ecological power and to reduce the price of electricity.[17][18] In an effort to end coal pollution and to transform the power production of Spain, Ribera reached an agreement with unions to close most of the coal mines that still survived in the north of the country by making an investment of €250 million to avoid a fall in the miners’ standard of living and to restore the environmental balance of the area.[19]

In a letter sent to their counterparts in the European Commission – Miguel Arias Cañete and Pierre Moscovici – in May 2019, Ribera and Budget Minister María Jesús Montero called on the European Union to assess a potential carbon tax on power imports to protect the bloc’s interests and help it to pursue its environmental targets amid growing public concern over climate change.[20]

Under Ribera's leadership, the Spanish government stepped in to host the 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference after riots over inequality prompted Chile to withdraw with just one month’s notice.[21][22]

Deputy Prime Minister

On 13 January 2020, Ribera assumed the office of Fourth Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for the Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge before the King in Zarzuela Palace in the Sánchez second cabinet.[23][24] It was the first time in the history of Spain that a government would have four vice-presidencies.[25]

In April 2020, the Prime Minister commissioned Ribera to carry out the plan to ease the lockdown, that is, the way in which the country would exit the State of Alarm activated due to the COVID-19 viral pandemic.[26] For this objective, Ribera organized a group of experts in all areas, from economics to epidemiologists.[27] In statements to EFE news agency in April, Ribera said that the recovery should be done with "green" and "solidary" measures.[28] She then called for a "Green New Deal" for Spain to both further environmentalism and help the country get out of the national lockdown.[29] She stated in May that tourism, which accounts for 12% of Spanish GDP, was of "particular concern" when it came to the impending economic recession in Spain due to the coronavirus.[30][31]

On 15 December 2020, Ribera was one of the first European ministers to declare that if it was not possible to make the Energy Charter Treaty compatible with the Paris Agreement, there would be no choice but to withdraw from it.[32]

In July 2021, after the resignation of Second DPM Pablo Iglesias, Ribera's post was suppressed and she was appointed Third Deputy Prime Minister.[33]

In May 2021, the Spanish parliament passed the Climate Change and Energy Transition Act.

In late 2021, the cabinet approved Ribera’s 16.3 billion euro energy plan, which is to allocate 6.9 billion euros ($7.8 billion) to renewables, green hydrogen and energy storage over two years and to attract another 9.45 billion euros in private funding under its COVID-19 recovery plan.[34]

Ribera, along with Shauna Aminath, led the working group at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference that facilitated consultations on mitigation.[35]

Minister for the Ecological Transition

On 17 September 2024, the president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced the composition of the College of Commissioners for the period 2024–2029. In the case of Teresa Ribera, who had been proposed by the Government of Spain as commissioner,[36] she was chosen to occupy the Competition portfolio, one of the most relevant of the Commission, as well as an executive vice presidency in charge of environmental affairs, energy transition and competition.[37][38]

During her hearings for her commissioner’s role, the European People's Party questioned Teresa over the management of the disastrous flash floods of October in Valencia, accusing her of ignoring the needs to update, drain and improve the Rambla del Poyo as the head of the Ministry of Environment.[39]

Recognition

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c CV Teresa Ribera (in Spanish)
  2. ^ REAL DECRETO 573/2008, de 21 de abril, por el que se nombra Secretaria de Estado de Cambio Climático a doña Teresa Ribera Rodríguez (in Spanish)
  3. ^ "Leaders from Global Sustainability Network Unite to Call for G20 Action on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Ahead of the G20 Antalya Summit". unsdsn.org. 2015-11-10. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  4. ^ "Spain begins a 'new normal' as children are allowed to play outside for the first time in six weeks". World Economic Forum. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  5. ^ "Teresa Ribera is an advisor to the WLA - Club de Madrid". World Leadership Alliance - Club de Madrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  6. ^ "Teresa Ribera". EL PAÍS RETINA (in Spanish). 2019-10-22. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  7. ^ "Teresa Ribera". www.psoe.es. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  8. ^ "La Fundación Alternativas del PSOE recibe 100.000 euros anuales del Banco Santander". La Celosía. 2019-10-30. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  9. ^ Instituto de Desarrollo Sostenible y Relaciones Internacionales (in Spanish)
  10. ^ La fiscalía denunciará el proyecto Castor por prevaricación ambiental (in Spanish)
  11. ^ La “chica con glamour” de ZP, investigada por prevaricación en la Plataforma Castor Archived 2018-06-12 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  12. ^ Efecto Castor: los técnicos apenas firman ya declaraciones de impacto ambiental (in Spanish)
  13. ^ Pedro Sánchez también ficha a Victoria Camps y Teresa Ribera (in Spanish)
  14. ^ Teresa Ribera acepta ser ministra de Transición Energética y Medio Ambiente (in Spanish)
  15. ^ Real Decreto 357/2018, de 6 de junio, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno (in Spanish)
  16. ^ Los 17 del "Consejo de Ministras y Ministros" de Sánchez prometen ante el Rey (in Spanish)
  17. ^ "Spain Abolishes the 'Tax on the Sun'". Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  18. ^ Binnie, Isla. "Spain scraps 'sun tax' in measures to cool electricity prices". U.S. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  19. ^ Neslen, Arthur (2018-10-26). "Spain to close most coalmines in €250m transition deal". the Guardian. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  20. ^ Belen Carreño (May 27, 2019), Spain proposes EU carbon tax on energy imports Reuters.
  21. ^ Isla Binnie and Belén Carreño (November 26, 2019), Summit host Spain chides 'silent complicity' in climate crisis Reuters.
  22. ^ Daniel Dombey and Leslie Hook (December 1, 2019), Splits widen over global climate goals as UN summit gathers Financial Times.
  23. ^ "Real Decreto 7/2020, de 12 de enero, por el que se nombra Vicepresidenta Cuarta del Gobierno a doña Teresa Ribera Rodríguez". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 12 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  24. ^ "Real Decreto 8/2020, de 12 de enero, por el que se nombran Ministros del Gobierno". Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 12 January 2020. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  25. ^ "Por primera vez en España, el Gobierno tendrá cuatro Vicepresidencias". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). 2020-01-09. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  26. ^ "Sánchez encarga a Teresa Ribera el plan para la desescalada del confinamiento". El Español (in European Spanish). 2020-04-14. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  27. ^ elEconomista.es. "Teresa Ribera coordinará el proceso de desescalada de las medidas de confinamiento - elEconomista.es". www.eleconomista.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  28. ^ "Teresa Ribera: la recuperación verde y solidaria es "la única opción"". www.efeverde.com. Retrieved 2020-04-25.
  29. ^ "European Green Deal must be central to a resilient recovery after Covid-19". Climate Home News. 2020-04-09. Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  30. ^ Inc, Midwest Communications. "'Air on your face': Spanish children get outside for first time in six weeks". WKZO. Retrieved 2020-05-08. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  31. ^ Cué, Carlos E. (2020-04-28). "Sánchez incorpora al comité técnico del coronavirus al núcleo duro de La Moncloa". EL PAÍS (in Spanish). Retrieved 2020-05-08.
  32. ^ "The obscure energy pact that threatens the EU's Green Deal". POLITICO. 2020-12-18. Retrieved 2021-01-14.
  33. ^ "Teresa Ribera, la lucha contra el cambio climático sube un escalón". La Voz de Galicia (in Spanish). 2021-07-10. Retrieved 2021-11-02.
  34. ^ Nathan Allen (14 December 2021), Spain to invest 6.9 bln euros in renewables, green hydrogen, energy storage Reuters.
  35. ^ Letter to Parties and Observers, 16 November 2022 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
  36. ^ Carreño, Belén (28 August 2024). "Spain proposes Energy Minister Ribera for EU Commissioner post". Reuters. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
  37. ^ Rankin, Jennifer (2024-09-17). "Spanish Socialist Teresa Ribera gets top EU role steering climate and antitrust policy". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  38. ^ "Spain's Teresa Ribera gets top job in charge of competition, climate in new Commission". POLITICO. 2024-09-17. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  39. ^ Telemadrid (2024-11-12). "El ministerio de Ribera frenó la reforma del barranco del Poyo en 2020". Telemadrid (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-15.
  40. ^ "Ribera calls on UN members to reinforce climate action - Energía16". www.energia16.com. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
  41. ^ iAgua, redaccion (2018-10-24). "Teresa Ribera, premiada por su lucha contra el cambio climático". iAgua (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-10-27.

Read other articles:

Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old)

I'm 10,000 Years oldAlbum studio karya Elvis PresleyDirilis2 Januari 1971DirekamJuni dan September 1970GenreCountry, country rock, rock and rollDurasi38:49LabelRCA RecordsProduserFelton JarvisKronologi Elvis Presley That's the Way It Is(1970)That's the Way It Is1970 Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old)(1971) You'll Never Walk Alone(1971)You'll Never Walk Alone1971 Singel dalam album Elvis Country I Really Don't Want to KnowDirilis: 8 Desember 1970 Penilaian profesional Skor ulasan Sumber ...

 

История Российская

История РоссийскаяИсторія Россійская Автор В. Н. Татищев Жанр историография Язык оригинала русский Оригинал издан 1768—1843 Оформление Г. Ф. Миллер, М. П. Погодин Носитель книга «История Российская» (рус. дореф. Исторія Россійская; полное название первого издания: «Исто...

 

الكلية العسكرية التكنولوجية (مصر)

الكلية العسكرية التكنولوجية المعهد الفني للقوات المسلحة سابقا الدولة  مصر الإنشاء 1968 الولاء  مصر النوع كلية الدور تعليمي جزء من الجيش المصري المقر الرئيسي كوبري القبة، القاهرة شعار نصي الإيمان، العمل، التضحية الموقع الرسمي https://academy.mod.gov.eg/TechInstit.aspx القادة القائد الح�...

.sz

.sz البلد إسواتيني  الموقع الموقع الرسمي  تعديل مصدري - تعديل   sz. هو نطاق إنترنت من صِنف مستوى النطاقات العُليا في ترميز الدول والمناطق، للمواقع التي تنتمي إلى سوازيلند.[1][2] مراجع ^ النطاق الأعلى في ترميز الدولة (بالإنجليزية). ORSN [الإنجليزية]. Archived from the original on 20...

 

West Dulwich

For other uses, see West Dulwich railway station and West Dulwich (ward). Human settlement in EnglandWest DulwichDulwich CollegeWest DulwichLocation within Greater LondonOS grid referenceTQ333722London boroughSouthwarkLambethCeremonial countyGreater LondonRegionLondonCountryEnglandSovereign stateUnited KingdomPost townLONDONPostcode districtSE21, SE24Dialling code020PoliceMetropolitanFireLondonAmbulanceLondon UK ParliamentDulwich and West NorwoodLondon&...

 

مقاطعة آيوا (آيوا)

هذه المقالة تحتاج للمزيد من الوصلات للمقالات الأخرى للمساعدة في ترابط مقالات الموسوعة. فضلًا ساعد في تحسين هذه المقالة بإضافة وصلات إلى المقالات المتعلقة بها الموجودة في النص الحالي. (ديسمبر 2018) مقاطعة آيوا     الإحداثيات 41°41′10″N 92°04′01″W / 41.686111111111°N 92.066944444444�...

Dumb Dora

American comic strip Dumb Dora1925 sample of the comic stripAuthor(s)Chic Young (1924–1930)Paul Fung (1930–1932)Bil Dwyer (1932–1936)Current status/scheduleConcluded daily stripLaunch dateJune 25, 1924End dateJanuary 1936Syndicate(s)Newspaper Feature Service (King Features Syndicate)Genre(s)Humor Dumb Dora is a comic strip published from 1924 to 1936 distributed by King Features Syndicate.[1] The term dumb Dora was a 1920s[2] American slang term for a foolish woman;[...

 

Cotyledon orbiculata

Species of plant xu kai plant Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Clade: Tracheophytes Clade: Angiosperms Clade: Eudicots Order: Saxifragales Family: Crassulaceae Genus: Cotyledon Species: C. orbiculata Binomial name Cotyledon orbiculataL. approximate native range Synonyms Cotyledon elata Haw.Cotyledon ovata Haw.Cotyledon ramosa Haw.Cotyledon oblonga Haw. = C. o. var. oblonga (Haw.) DC. Cotyledon orbiculata, commonly known as pig's ear or round-leafed navel-wort, is a South Africa...

 

China Southern Airlines

Airline of China; based in Guangzhou, Guangdong China Southern redirects here. For the geographical region, see South China.For the university with the same Chinese abbreviation name, see Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics. China Southern Airlines IATA ICAO Callsign CZ CSN CHINA SOUTHERN Founded1 July 1988; 35 years ago (1988-07-01)HubsBeijing–DaxingGuangzhouSecondary hubsChongqingShanghai–PudongShenzhenÜrümqiFocus citiesBangkok–SuvarnabhumiChangchunC...

7th BRICS summit

This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (July 2015)7th BRICS SummitVII саммит БРИКСHost countryRussiaDate8–9 July 2015CitiesUfa, BashkortostanParticipantsBRICSFollows6th BRICS summitPrecedes8th BRICS summitWebsiteen.brics2015.ru The 7th BRICS summit was the seventh annual diplomatic summit of the head of states or government of the BRICS member states. It was held in the Russian city of Ufa in Bash...

 

Port Klang

For the federal constituency formerly represented in the Dewan Rakyat, see Pelabuhan Kelang (federal constituency). Town in Selangor, MalaysiaPort Klang Pelabuhan KlangTownOther transcription(s) • Jawiڤلابوهن کلڠ • Chinese巴生港 • Tamilகிள்ளான் துறைமுகம்Port KlangCoordinates: 3°0′0″N 101°24′0″E / 3.00000°N 101.40000°E / 3.00000; 101.40000CountryMalaysiaStateSelangorDistr...

 

Slapstick Festival

Film festival in Bristol, England Slapstick Festival is an annual comedy film festival in Bristol, United Kingdom. The festival, which was created in 2005[1] by Bristol Silents,[2] screens silent, classic, and visual comedy films. The mission of the festival is to introduce these films to modern audiences and bring them to life for a new generation of viewers. Silent comedies are presented with musicians performing a score live, introductions by special guests, and various spe...

Mini (popolo)

Secondo la mitologia greca, i Mini - agg. minio, minia, minie, minii - (in greco Μινύες, Minyes), furono un gruppo autoctono abitante la regione egea. Tuttavia, l'estensione con cui la preistoria del mondo egeo viene riflessa nei resoconti letterari di popoli leggendari è soggetta a ripetute revisioni. Prima della seconda guerra mondiale, gli archeologi talvolta applicarono il termine Mini in modo diverso, per indicare la prima vera ondata di popoli parlanti il protogreco nel II millen...

 

Judgment Day (2008)

World Wrestling Entertainment pay-per-view event Judgment DayPromotional poster featuring Triple H alongside various other WWE wrestlers in the upper cellsPromotionWorld Wrestling EntertainmentBrand(s)RawSmackDownECWDateMay 18, 2008CityOmaha, NebraskaVenueQwest CenterAttendance11,324[1]Buy rate252,000Pay-per-view chronology ← PreviousBacklash Next →One Night Stand Judgment Day chronology ← Previous2007 Next →2009 The 2008 Judgment Day was the 10th Judgment ...

 

Geoffrey Barkas

British filmmaker and camoufleur (1896–1979) Geoffrey BarkasBarkas in uniform in the First World War, c. 1917BornGeoffrey de Gruchy Barkas(1896-08-27)27 August 1896Richmond, Surrey, EnglandDied3 September 1979(1979-09-03) (aged 83)Esher, Surrey, EnglandNationalityEnglishOccupationFilm makerKnown forOperation Bertram Geoffrey Barkas (born Geoffrey de Gruchy Barkas, 27 August 1896 – 3 September 1979) was an English film maker active between the world wars. Barkas led the British M...

Rajiv L. Gupta

Indian-American businessman Raj GuptaBorn (1945-12-23) December 23, 1945 (age 78)Muzaffarnagar, British IndiaEducationIndian Institute of Technology, Bombay (BS)Cornell University (MS)Drexel University (MBA)Occupation(s)Chairman, AptivKnown forFormer chairman, CEO, and president of Rohm and Haas Rajiv L. Gupta (born December 23, 1945) is an Indian-American businessman, the current chairman of Aptiv, an auto parts company, and a former executive with Rohm and Haas, a manufacturer of ...

 

Alfredo Peña

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Alfredo Peña – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (March 2010) (Learn how and when to remove thi...

 

Helena Fourment with Her Son Frans

Painting by Peter Paul Rubens Helena Fourment with her son Frans (c. 1635) by Rubens Helena Fourment with her son Frans is a c.1635 painting by Peter Paul Rubens, showing his second wife Helena Fourment holding their second son Frans (born 12 July 1633). As of 2014[update], it is in the Alte Pinakothek in Munich. External links https://web.archive.org/web/20141104080530/http://www.pinakothek.de/en/peter-paul-rubens vtePeter Paul RubensPaintingsand drawings The Descent from the Cross (...

APG III system

System of plant taxonomy See also: Angiosperm Phylogeny Group The APG III system of flowering plant classification is the third version of a modern, mostly molecular-based, system of plant taxonomy being developed by the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group (APG). Published in 2009, it was superseded in 2016 by a further revision, the APG IV system.[1][2][3] Along with the publication outlining the new system, there were two accompanying publications in the same issue of the Bot...

 

Turfway Park

Horse racing track in Florence, Kentucky, US Turfway ParkLocationBoone County, near Florence, Kentucky, U.S.Owned byChurchill Downs, Inc.Date opened1959Course typeFlat/ThoroughbredNotable racesJeff Ruby Steaks (G3)Kentucky Cup Classic Stakes (G3)Official website Turfway Park is an American horse racing track located within the city limits of Florence, Kentucky, about 10 miles (16 km) south of the Ohio River at Cincinnati. The track conducts live Thoroughbred horse racing during two meets...