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Spectators standing in the Paddock at Keeneland as horses are led from the saddling stalls building during the 1969 Fall Meet.

The first Track Kitchen built at Keeneland with several advertisements around the building. The water tower can seen in the background.

View of the Directors Room in 1986

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.…

Gate horses move the starting gate at Keeneland into position

The Blue Grass Stakes was originally run at the Kentucky Association track starting in 1911. Offered for 3-year-olds, it has always been an important race for the division as a major prep for the Kentucky Derby and was revived at Keeneland in the…

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

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…

Crews at work replacing seats in the Grandstand at Keeneland