Keeneland

Due to forecasted severe weather in the Hot Springs area, Oaklawn has canceled live racing and training for Saturday, April 5. Racing is expected to resume as scheduled with Saturday's card moved to Sunday, April 6. They are the second track to be affected by Mother Nature's wrath this weekend as Keeneland was also forced to postpone its Friday and Saturday cards due to weather. In a statement, the track said: "Due to the severe weather forecasted, we will cancel live racing for Saturday, April 5. Saturday's race card will...

The final weekend of major preps for both the GI Kentucky Derby and the GI Kentucky Oaks got a few extra days tacked on as significant rain around Lexington pushed Keeneland to delay their spring racing features back to Monday and Tuesday next week. While the races will be missed as part of Saturday's action, there is certainly no void as Santa Anita and Aqueduct both offer their final stops on the Road the Kentucky Derby. The 1 1/8-mile GI Santa Anita Derby features a small yet mighty field with...

Keeneland has launched new AI technology within the Keeneland Race Day App, making it the first racetrack to offer such a mechanism in order to enhance fan experience, the organization said in a Friday release. Racing enthusiasts will have access to real-time data, predictive analytics and deeper insights during the meet. The introduction of AI technology reflects Keeneland's ongoing commitment to innovation. Fans can experience these new features by downloading or updating the Keeneland Race Day App. Generative Insights are available for April 6-8. "Keeneland is always looking for ways...

Due to a forecast of severe storms and significant flooding expected in the Bluegrass region of Kentucky this weekend, Keeneland is rescheduling the first two days of its Spring Meet to ensure the safest environment for horses, participants and fans, according to a press release from the track late on Wednesday afternoon. The decision was made following Gov. Andy Beshear's declaration earlier today of a state of emergency ahead of potentially historic amounts of rain and strong winds across the state during the next four days. Keeneland's opening Friday, April...

Alogo Analysis SA (ALOGO) will partner with the American Association of Equine Practitioners for the AAEP's pioneering wearable biometric sensor research project, which plans to track 100 2-year-olds until the end of the year, the tech company said via a press release on Wednesday. The initiative aims to offer an early warning system for identifying racehorses who are at an increased risk of musculoskeletal injury. Critical data collected during both high-speed exercise and everyday activities, will establish new benchmarks for early injury detection and prevention. "We are tremendously honored to...

Mark Stanley had a fair idea what must have happened when hearing a sudden cascade of message alerts as they drove along. "Based on, nobody calls to tell you a horse ran bad," he says wryly. "We were out with our grandkids, so I'd taped the race. And then my phone just starts exploding. So I knew he must have won, even before we got back and watched it. Obviously I have nothing to do with him, now, but we've enjoyed following him a lot more than I thought I...

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES -- When one thinks of the Calumet Farm of old, legends of the American turf such as Citation, Whirlaway, Tim Tam and the great Alydar come to mind. The Lexington breeding and racing operation now owned by successful businessman Brad Kelley, Calumet has the distinction of being represented by a couple of horses at Saturday's Dubai World Cup meeting--one a product of their breeding operation and the other who will carry the farm's black colors and gold chevrons in the main event. Calumet is the breeder...

Godolphin's East Avenue (Medaglia d'Oro), winner of last year's GI Claiborne Breeders' Futurity, tuned up for next Saturday's GI Toyota Blue Grass Stakes with a four-furlong work in :47.00 (7/106) at Keeneland Saturday. With Stephen Dolan aboard for trainer Brendan Walsh, East Avenue started two lengths in front of workmate Gosger (Nyquist), a 3-year-old maiden winner, and was three lengths in front at the wire. He galloped out five furlongs in 1:00.40. "It was just a maintenance work; he did all of his major work at Fair Grounds," said Paul...

Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas told the Oaklawn media team Friday morning that Caldera (Liam's Map) and American Promise (Justify) will make their next starts in Kentucky Derby prep races at Keeneland over the coming weeks. A $500,000 OBS March purchase by MyRacehorse, Caldera earned 10 points on the Road to the Kentucky Derby when finishing the narrow runner-up in the Sunland Park Derby Feb. 16, but he effectively lost all chance at the break of the Mar. 22 GII Louisiana Derby, stumbling and checking early before finishing...

In this continuing series, we take a look ahead at US-bred and/or conceived runners entered for the upcoming weekend at the tracks on the Japan Racing Association circuit, with a focus on pedigree and/or performance in the sales ring. Here is one horse of interest for this Sunday running at Hanshin Racecourse: Sunday, March 30, 2025 6th-HSN, ¥15,200,000 ($101k), Allowance, 3yo, 1200m SEEK THE DREAM (c, 3, Liam's Map--Surf Siren, by Bernardini) is the lone winner from two to race out of his unraced dam, a half-sister to Taareef (Kitten's...

Valvoline Global Operations, a provider of automotive and industrial solutions, is the new sponsor of Keeneland's $400,000 GII Shakertown Stakes to be held opening Saturday of the 2025 Spring meet, the racetrack said via a press release on Wednesday. "Keeneland is pleased to welcome Valvoline Global to our team of stakes sponsors, whose participation enables us to continually elevate our world-class racing program," Keeneland Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer Christa Marrillia said. "As Lexington-based companies, Keeneland and Valvoline Global share a commitment to the community, and we thank them...

   The following continues a look at how long-term economic developments shape today's Thoroughbred sport. To read part I, click here. Defining Development #5--Real Estate Realities Has there ever been a time when rising real estate values have not heavily influenced the physical locations of Thoroughbred breeding farms and racetracks? This economic maxim has been especially dominant in the U.S. in the late 20th and early 21st centuries. As for breeding farms, anyone who has driven over the past four decades along Harrodsburg Road south of New Circle Road  in...