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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…

The Sales Pavilion renovations in 2005 included the installation of an updated bid board system along with a new sound system and enhanced wireless access across the building. Hall of Fame horses Curlin and Zenyatta were both sold at the September…

New Zealand native Peter Williams was a renowned equine artist and an unofficial artist-in-residence at Keeneland, where visitors could see him at work in the Paddock, painting colorful scenes of horses being saddled or walking to the post parade.

The west end of the Grandstand was renovated in 1998, adding an additional 15,200 square feet of climate-controlled space. Workers build added mutuel windows and spaces for televisions.

Keeneland purchased acreage in 1990 on what is now The Hill. The old stud barn, on property that was owned and leased by a number of families over decades, was renovated and reopened as the Entertainment Center in 1997.

Entrance to the Paddock Shop, the new gift shop at Keeneland, located on the ground floor next to the Paddock

Patrons watching horses in the walking ring in the Sales Pavilion before they enter the auction ring. The octagonal walking ring was added in 1980.

Spectators in the Grandstand at Keeneland during Blue Grass Stakes Day in 1992. Pistols and Roses won the Blue Grass that year with Jacinto Vasquez up.

The renovation of the west end of the Grandstand was completed the year before this view was taken.