education initiatives

On the racetrack, Godolphin is enjoying a record-breaking season after becoming the first ownership group in history to win the G1 1,000 Guineas, G1 2,000 Guineas, GI Kentucky Derby and GI Kentucky Oaks all in the same year. Off the racetrack, the international operation founded by Sheikh Mohammed is celebrating a banner year in a different realm of the industry. 2025 marks 10 years since the launch of Godolphin's global charitable program, which was founded with the mission of growing awareness and passion for the Thoroughbred and having a positive,...

Keeneland has gifted $100,000 to the Lexington Public Library's capital campaign for the Marksbury Family Branch to open on Versailles Road in late 2023. The library broke ground last August on the new branch--which will replace the former Village Branch, and provide more educational and civic resources for the neighborhoods it serves. The new structure will reflect the community's vision for a state-of-the-art hub, one that offers robust resources and a myriad of program and service offerings. The Village Branch pioneered bilingual library services in Lexington, and the new facility--nearly...