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Construction of the addition added to the back of the Grandstand at Keeneland.

An early aerial view of Keeneland after the completion of construction with the track, Grandstand, Clubhouse, and barns.

Aerial view showing the newly completed 5-furlong training track at Keeneland

Aerial view during construction of the new section connecting the Grandstand and Clubhouse at Keeneland

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…

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…

Army Air Troops stage a demonstration on the Clubhouse lawn in May 1950, a month before the United States entered the Korean War.

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.

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 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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