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Patrons and chef at the carving station in the Lexington Room at Keeneland

Construction begins on the new turf course at Keeneland, which will be the first to open in the state of Kentucky

Sintra, ridden by Keith Allen, passes Solar Halo with Pat Day up to win the inaugural Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup in 1984. The race, held during the Fall Meet, is an invitational for 3-year-old fillies and is now run on the turf course,…

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…

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

Horses with crowd gathering in the Walking Ring before the first race of the day at the 1975 Fall Meet.

Alydar, owned by Calumet Farm, famously came in second in all three races of the 1978 Triple Crown to his rival Affirmed after winning the Blue Grass Stakes. Jockey Jorge Velásquez and connections stand in the infield at Keeneland, as there was no…