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There is also a town in Jefferson County, Kentucky, with the same name, unrelated to this article; for the town, see Keeneland, Kentucky.

Keeneland is a thoroughbred horse racing facilty and sales complex in Lexington, Kentucky. Operated by the Keeneland Association, it is also known for its reference library on the sport founded in 1939 which contains more than ten thousand volumes plus an extensive videocassette collection and a substantial assemblage of photo negatives and newspaper clippings. Jefferson County is a county located in the state of Kentucky. ... Keeneland is also the name of a thoroughbred horse racing and sales complex in Lexington, Kentucky; for this complex, see Keeneland. ... For the processor with the same codename , see Athlon. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... Nickname: Location in the Commonwealth of Kentucky Coordinates: , Country United States State Kentucky Counties Fayette Government  - Mayor Jim Newberry (D) Area  - City  285. ... Julio Pérez Ferrero Library - Cúcuta, Colombia A modern-style library in Chambéry A library is a collection of information, sources, resources, and services: it is organized for use and maintained by a public body, an institution, or a private individual. ...

History

Keeneland was founded in 1935 as a nonprofit racing/auction entity on 147 acres of farmland west of Lexington, which had been owned by Jack Keene. From its onset it has used proceeds from races and its auctions to further the Thoroughbred industry as well as contributing back to the surrounding community. The racing side of Keeneland, Keeneland Race Course, has conducted live race meets in April and October since 1936. It added a grass course in 1985. The spring meet contains several preps for the Kentucky Derby (held the first Saturday in May), the most notable of which is the Blue Grass Stakes. The fall meet features several Breeders' Cup preps. Thoroughbred horse racing in the United Kingdom is governed by the Horseracing Regulatory Authority (the HRA) which makes and enforces the rules, issues licences or permits to trainers and jockeys, and runs the races through their race course officials. ... The Hannah Derby is a Grade I stakes race for three-year-old thoroughbred horses, held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. ... The Blue Grass Stakes, currently sponsored by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is an American Grade 1 horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds. ... The Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships is an annual series of thoroughbred horse races sponsored by the National Thoroughbred Racing Association. ...

Keeneland takes pride in maintaining racing traditions; it was the last track in North America to broadcast race calls over its public-address system, not doing so until 1997. Most of the racing scenes of the 2003 movie Seabiscuit were shot at Keeneland because its appearance has changed relatively little in the last several decades. Seabiscuit is a 2003 American drama film based on the best-selling book Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand. ...

Lately, however, Keeneland has adopted several innovations. The most significant of which is the reshaping of the main track and replacement of the dirt surface with the proprietary Polytrack surface over the summer of 2006 in time for its fall race meeting. Rogers Beasley, current (2006) director of racing at Keeneland prefers to stress the track as selectively conservative.[1] The Polytrack all-weather track is a patented synthetic surface for racetracks. ...

A view of Keeneland's grandstand at dawn, taken from the last turn leading into the home stretch.

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Keeneland Sales

In the thoroughbred racing world, Keeneland is equally famous for its other side—its sales operation. It holds four (previously five) annual horse auctions that attract buyers worldwide:

• January - Horses of All Ages

This sale, as its name implies, features horses of all ages. Breeding "seasons"—the rights to breed one mare to a specified stallion in a given year—are also sold at this auction.

• April - Two-Year-Olds in Training

This sale was added in 1993 in response to demand by owners wishing to buy horses in training.

• July - Selected Yearling

This sale, conducted from 1943 to 2002, was frequently considered the most prestigious thoroughbred sale in the world. Numerous champions, including 11 Kentucky Derby winners, were sold here. The yearlings sold here were selected by pedigree, and had to pass a physical conformation test before being allowed into the sales ring. The July sale has been cancelled annually since 2003, and may be considered to be on "hiatus".

• September - Yearling

This sale, the world's largest sale of yearlings, has been conducted at various times in the fall since 1944, and was permanently moved to September in 1960. Yearlings sold here need not meet any pedigree or conformation tests unless they are to be sold in "Selected Sessions." In recent years, the September sale has produced a Kentucky Derby winner, an Epsom Derby winner, and a U.S. Horse of the Year.

• November - Breeding Stock

This sale features all horses capable of breeding, except for yearlings. Stallion "shares"—ownership interests in specific stallions—and seasons are also sold at this auction. Over the years, this has become the world's largest sale of thoroughbreds.

Keeneland also owns half interest in Turfway Park at Florence, Kentucky; casino and race track giant Harrah's Entertainment owns the other half interest. Through Turfway, Keeneland also owns a part of Kentucky Downs, near Franklin, Kentucky. Epsom Derby, Théodore Géricault, 1821. ... Turfway Park is an American horse racing track located near Erlanger, Kentucky, in Cincinnatis Kentucky suburbs. ... Florence is a city located in Boone County, Kentucky. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... ‹ The template below (Citations missing) is being considered for deletion. ... Kentucky Downs is a Thoroughbred horse racing track located on the border between Kentucky and Tennessee, near the city of Franklin and just off of Interstate 65. ... Franklin is a city located in Simpson County, Kentucky. ...

Keeneland is operated under the auspices of the Keeneland Association, which is comprised of many of the top names in the Kentucky Thoroughbred racing industry. The association's influence is felt throughout the industry and in Kentucky politics; in recent years, its opposition to allowing slot machines at race tracks in the Commonwealth has largely squelched the issue on the floor of the General Assembly, though competition from riverboat casinos (and Keeneland's "strange bedfellows" partnership with Harrah's at Turfway) is starting to reduce that opposition by the association's members. This ownership arrangement also partially explains Keeneland's fondness for tradition. Slot machines in the Trump Taj Mahal A slot machine (American English), fruit machine (British English), or poker machine (Australian English) is a certain type of casino game. ...

Physical attributes

The track has a one and one-sixteenth mile (1710 m) Polytrack oval and a seven and one-half furlong (1509 m) turf oval. As noted earlier, the Polytrack surface was added between the 2006 April and October meetings.

Racing

Outside view of Keeneland.

The following stakes races are run at Keeneland: Stakes race is a term applied to thoroughbred horse racing to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay. ...

Grade I races:

• Alcibiades Stakes
• Ashland Stakes
• Blue Grass Stakes
• Breeders' Futurity Stakes
• First Lady Stakes
• Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes
• Royal Chase for the Sport of Kings
• Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes
• Spinster Stakes

Grade II races: The Alcibiades Stakes is a Grade II race for Thoroughbred horses run at Keeneland each year and is open to two-year-old fillies willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the dirt. ... The Ashland Stakes is an American race for Thoroughbred Babies restricted to three-year-olds only. ... The Blue Grass Stakes, currently sponsored by the Toyota Motor Corporation, is an American Grade 1 horse race for 3-year-old Thoroughbreds. ... The Breeders Futurity Stakes is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held annually in early October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. ... The First Lady Stakes is a Grade II race for filles and mares 3-years-old and up run at Keeneland, USA, over the turf. ... The Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup is a race for three-year-old fillies. ... The Shadwell Turf Mile is a race for thoroughbred horses. ... The Spinster Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged three or up run annually at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky. ...

• Beaumont Stakes
• Commonwealth Breeders' Cup Stakes
• Coolmore Lexington Stakes
• Maker's Mark Mile Stakes
• Raven Run Stakes
• Jenny Wiley Stakes

Grade III races: The Commonwealth Breeders Cup Stakes is a race for Thoroughbred horses run at Keeneland in Lexington, Kentucky each year. ... The Coolmore Lexington Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses. ... The Makers Mark Mile Stakes is a race for thoroughbred race horses run at Keeneland each year. ... The Raven Run Stakes is a race for Thoroughbred horses run at Keeneland race courses Fall Meet each year. ...

• Ben Ali Stakes
• Bewitch Stakes
• Lafayette Stakes
• Fifth-Third Elkhorn Stakes
• Lafayette Stakes
• Madison Stakes
• Perryville Stakes
• Phoenix Stakes
• Shakertown Stakes
• Sycamore Breeders' Cup Stakes
• Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes
• Transylvania Stakes
• Valley View Stakes

Non-graded stakes races: The Ben Ali Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horses run in the Spring of each year at Keeneland. ...

• Appalachian Stakes
• Buffalo Trace Franklin County
• Clark County Stakes
• Stravinsky Stakes
• Doubledogdare Stakes
• Forerunner Stakes
• Jessamine County Stakes
• Palisades Stakes
• Rood and Riddle Dowager
• Storm Cat Stakes
• Stravinsky Stakes
• Warfield Stakes
• Woodford County Stakes
• Woodford Reserve Bourbon Stakes

References

• Official site
• WebPony Horseworld Connection - Horse Search Engine, horse news and message board
• Classic Race winners sold at Keeneland Auction

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