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The Breeders' Futurity Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. [2] Currently offering a purse of $600,000, the race is open to two-year-old horses and is run at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt.
The Breeders' Cup World Championships is an annual series of Grade I Thoroughbred horse races, operated by Breeders' Cup Limited, a company formed in 1982.From its inception in 1984 through 2006, it was a single-day event; starting in 2007, it expanded to two days.
Returning the track to a dirt surface was a significant factor in Keeneland's bid to host the Breeders' Cup in 2015. [3] The Keeneland bid was successful and was officially announced on June 24, 2014. [4] The Keeneland paddock area. 2015 was the first year that the Breeders' Cup had ever been held at Keeneland.
The 2022 Breeders' Cup World Championships was the 39th edition of the premier event of the North American Thoroughbred horse racing year. The 14 races, all of which were Grade I, took place on November 4 and 5 at Keeneland racetrack in Lexington, Kentucky.
The race was revived at Keeneland in the spring of 1937. In 1943–1944, the Blue Grass was renewed as a part of the Keeneland-at-Churchill Downs meeting. In 1945, the Blue Grass was run as part of the Churchill Downs meeting. Today it is part of the Keeneland program. From 2007 to 2014, the race was held on a synthetic "all-weather" surface ...
The Elkhorn Stakes is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for four-year-olds and older over a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles on the turf held annually in early April at Keeneland Race Course, Lexington, Kentucky during the spring meeting. It currently offers a purse of $350,000.
Keeneland’s 16-day Spring Meet came to a close Friday.. Held from April 5-26, this year’s Spring Meet included a historic 100th edition of the meet’s signature race, the Toyota Blue Grass ...
The Alcibiades Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky.A Grade I race, it is open to two-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt.