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…
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 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.
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.
In 1983, Keeneland began a major construction project, adding 40,000 square feet to the rear of the Grandstand and replacing the old saddling stalls with the semicircle at the west end of the Paddock that still stands today. The project was completed…