keeneland

Daily radio: WLXO-FM 96.1 broadcasts the feature race each day. [1]

Keeneland is a thoroughbred horse racing facility and sales complex in Lexington, Kentucky. [...] The racing side of Keeneland, Keeneland Race Course, has conducted live race meets in April and October since 1936. [2]

Chelokee, third-place finisher in the Florida Derby, will not run in the Kentucky Derby. [...] Alicia Wincze blogs from Keeneland’s breeding stock sale. [...] Order tickets at Keeneland’s Web site or at (800) 456-3412. [...] Daily TV: Live coverage on TVG. [1]

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. [...] 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. [...] 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 track has a one and one-sixteenth mile (1710 m) Polytrack oval and a seven and one-half furlong (1509 m) turf oval. [...] The fall meet features several Breeders’ Cup preps. [...] A view of Keeneland’s grandstand at dawn, taken from the last turn leading into the home stretch. [2]

Sources:
[1] Kentucky.com Keeneland
[2] Keeneland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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