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The connections for Sintra gather in the Winner’s Circle after the first Challenge Cup. Prior to the 1984 Fall Meet, Keeneland did not have a Winner’s Circle in front of the Grandstand. Previously, presentations were conducted on the infield. The…

Steinlen (GB), with Jose Santos up, won the 1989 Keeneland Breeders’ Cup Stakes, one of the first turf stakes at the track and now known as the Coolmore Turf Mile Stakes. Keeneland built the first turf course in the state of Kentucky in 1985.…

Spectators gather along the hedgerow to view horses in the Walking Ring before a race during the Spring Meet in 1974. By this date, the Grandstand and Clubhouse had been connected into a single building, visible in the background with the pathway for…

Horses leaving the starting gate during a race at the 1971 Spring Meet at Keeneland.

Horses race around the turn at Keeneland with Grandstand in the background during the 1972 Spring Meet.

The Walking Ring in the Paddock at Keeneland with the sycamore tree as seen before a race during the 1971 Spring Meet. The recently completed Sales Pavilion building is visible to the left and the old administration building to the right behind the…

Hedges in the infield at Keeneland during replanting in 1979

The new Racing Secretary's Office, now called the Racing Office, was completed at Keeneland in 1974, located next to the Grandstand past the finish line.

The old Jockeys Quarters in this photograph from 1978 were replaced in 1986 with the opening of the administration building expansion. The new space added an additional 1,500 square feet and separate facilities for women jockeys.

Crowd gathered along the track apron with a goat wandering through during a race day at Keeneland in 1971