Keeneland Racing
Address: 4201 Versailles Rd, Lexington, KY 40510, United States
Keeneland is a top-notch horse racing track located in Lexington, Kentucky which is also known for its reference library on the sport. The racetrack hosted its first day of live racing on October 15, 1936. Keeneland was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1986.
The track has received many great honors over the years, including being named by the Horseplayers Association of North America (HANA) as the continent’s top racetrack, for the 3rd consecutive year, in 2011.
That same year, Keeneland earned its fourth International Simulcast Award, which honors horse racing’s best simulcast production. Keeneland also won the award in 2003, 2008 and 2009. In 2008, Keeneland became the first racetrack in North America to provide live race coverage and limited simulcasts in high-definition format. Keeneland was used to shoot most of the racing scenes of the 2003 movie Seabiscuit.
Keeneland Race Track Information
Live Racing: Thursday to Sunday
Live Racing Calendar: April through October
Course type: Flat/Thoroughbred
Notable races: Blue Grass Stakes (GI), Ashland Stakes (GI), Turf Mile Stakes (GI), Breeders’ Futurity (GI)
Main track: 1 1/6 mile, oval
Distance from last turn to finish line: 1,147 feet
Turf course: 7 1/2 furlongs
Stakes Races at Keeneland
Grade I races:
Alcibiades Stakes
Ashland Stakes
Blue Grass Stakes
Breeders’ Futurity Stakes
First Lady Stakes
Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes
Royal Chase for the Sport of Kings
Shadwell Turf Mile Stakes
Spinster Stakes
Vinery Madison Stakes
Grade II races:
Beaumont Stakes
Commonwealth Stakes
Elkhorn Stakes
Fayette Stakes
Raven Run Stakes
Jenny Wiley Stakes
Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes
Grade III races:
Appalachian Stakes
Ben Ali Stakes
Bewitch Stakes
Bourbon Stakes
Bryan Station Stakes
Doubledogdare Stakes
Lexington Stakes
Perryville Stakes
Phoenix Stakes
Shakertown Stakes
Sycamore Stakes
Transylvania Stakes
Valley View Stakes
Woodford Stakes
