Donna Shively

Bill and Donna Shively's connection with Lush Lips (GB) has come full circle at Keeneland. Six months after falling for the daughter of Ten Sovereigns (Ire) during last year's Fall Meet, the owners of Dixiana Farms are hoping the star filly can help deliver their first Grade I victory as owners in Saturday's GI Jenny Wiley Stakes. Dixiana Farm is a long-time sponsor of Keeneland's GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes. In the paddock ahead of last year's race, the Shivelys singled out Lush Lips as the physical standout...

William and Donna Shively's Dixiana Farm is the new sponsor for the $500,000 GI Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup, one of this country's most prestigious races for 3-year-old turf fillies. The QE II Challenge Cup Presented by Dixiana will be held on the second Saturday of Keeneland's fall meet Oct. 10. "Keeneland is pleased that Dixiana has become the sponsor of the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup," Keeneland President and CEO Bill Thomason said. "Dixiana has been a valued corporate partner through its sponsorship of other stakes at Keeneland, and...