The 70-foot sycamore tree planted in 1936 that towers over the Paddock at Keeneland remains iconic today. The Sycamore Stakes, run in the fall on the turf course, began in 1995 to honor the stalwart tree.
Alma Headley Haggin, daughter of Hal Price…
The Paddock was built over what was originally Jack Keene’s covered training track and enclosed by the outer stone wall. Here, horses leave the Walking Ring within the Paddock for the post parade toward the track in 1937 while spectators gather…