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…
The wooden structure of the Grandstand is under construction at left and the saddling stalls and Paddock are at right. The barns can be seen at center.
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…
Spectators gather along the hedgerow to view horses in the Walking Ring before a race during the Spring Meet in 1974. By this date, the Grandstand and Clubhouse had been connected into a single building, visible in the background with the pathway for…