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Keeneland Association, Inc. is an equine business based in Lexington, Kentucky. It includes two distinct divisions: the Keeneland Race Course, a Thoroughbred racing facility, and Keeneland Sales , a horse auction complex.
Hal Price Headley (December 19, 1888 – March 22, 1962) was an American owner and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses and a founder of Keeneland who served as the race track's president from 1935 to 1951.
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.
The Blue Grass Stakes, currently the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes due to sponsorship by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is a horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds held annually in April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky. The race is run at 1 + 1 ⁄ 8 miles on the dirt and currently offers a purse of $1,000,000.
The race was inaugurated on October 11, 1984, in honour of the British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, who attended the Keeneland races, during her private visit to Central Kentucky, and who presented a trophy on that date. [1] The event was held on the dirt track over a distance of 1 + 1 ⁄ 16 miles with Sintra winning in a time of 1:43 2 ⁄ 5. [1]
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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.
This Spring, Keeneland reduced the takeout on a Daily Double wager from 22% to 15%. The Daily Double wager then established handle records twice during the Spring Meet: $329,433 on opening day ...