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Keeneland Library Collection-Construction of Additions to Grandstand 1953 v2p67.jpg
Construction of the addition added to the back of the Grandstand at Keeneland.

Keeneland Library Collection-Aerial View 1936 v1p25.jpg
An early aerial view of Keeneland after the completion of construction with the track, Grandstand, Clubhouse, and barns.

Keeneland Library Meadors Collection-Aerial View of New Track at Keeneland 07.13.1955.jpg
Aerial view showing the newly completed 5-furlong training track at Keeneland

Keeneland Library Meadors Collection-Aerial View of Construction at Keeneland 07.23.1963.jpg
Aerial view during construction of the new section connecting the Grandstand and Clubhouse at Keeneland

Keeneland Association-Alydar Jorge Velasquez up Blue Grass Stakes Keeneland 04.27.1978.jpg
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…

Coady Media-American Pharoah with Victor Espinoza up after Breeders' Cup Classic at Keeneland, 10.31.2015, R11-KEE.jpg
Keeneland first hosted the Breeders’ Cup World Championships in October 2015 when Triple Crown winner American Pharoah triumphed in the $5 million Classic by 6 ½ lengths in his final career race. Jockey Victor Espinoza celebrates the win in front of…

Keeneland Library Meadors Collection-Army Air Troops at Keeneland 05.20.1950.jpg
Army Air Troops stage a demonstration on the Clubhouse lawn in May 1950, a month before the United States entered the Korean War.

Bill Straus-Peter Williams at work in the Paddock, 10.19.2003.JPG
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.

Keeneland Library Collection-Blue Grass Day 1992 v6p63.jpg
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.

Keeneland Association-Longines Breeders' Cup Classic, won by Flightline at Keeneland, 11.05.2022-R11-KEE.jpg
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…
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