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Biography:
Carmen Ruiz-Diego is a self-taught Lexington (KY) based visual artist. She was born in Santander, Spain. She likes to take pictures of scenes that say something to her and use them, quite loosely, to render them in acrylics.
Her love…

Andrea Marroquin is a talented Latinx photographer and a proud member of the queer community. Born and raised in San Diego, California, Andrea comes from a rich cultural background with roots in both Honduras and Guatemala.
At the age of 29, Andrea…

Biography of Georgie Medina Marcano:
Georgie Medina Marcano was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He completed his bachelor's degree in Spanish in 1991 at California State University, Chico. He went on to earn his master's degree in Spanish with a…

Biography of Gloria C. Arteaga-Hinton:
I grew up in Cali, Colombia and have lived in Lexington, Kentucky, for 27 years. Teaching art is a passion of mine - children's energy fuels my creativity, which bursts with color, texture, and imagination,…

The 2022 Breeders’ Cup World Championship at Keeneland brought in record crowds over the two days of racing. The Classic was won by Flightline, ridden by Flavien Prat, in the final race of his undefeated career. A 2.5% stallion share for Flightline…

Keene Place, the original 1805 home of a branch of the Keene family, was purchased by Keeneland in 2003 and reopened after renovations in partnership with Center for Historic Architecture and Preservation in 2009. The Marquis de Lafayette of France,…

Keeneland Library was established in 1939 with a donation of 2,300 rare books from William Arnold Hanger, a Trustee and Director at Keeneland. Today, the Library is the world’s largest repository for the history of Thoroughbred racing. The current…

The movie Seabiscuit was filmed at Keeneland in 2002. Standing in for 1938 Pimlico Race Course, Keeneland was the filming location for the scene depicting the famed match race between Seabiscuit and War Admiral. Jockeys Chris McCarron and Gary…