Racing's Black Pioneers

Edited Press Release Keeneland's popular Library Lecture Series resumes in May with the first of four public events that celebrate recently published works about Thoroughbred racing whose authors conducted research at Keeneland Library. Tickets are $20 per event and will go on sale at 9 a.m., Friday, Apr. 21 at Keeneland.com/library. Proceeds from these ticketed events will benefit the Keeneland Library Foundation, which funds Library preservation, education, outreach and access efforts. The first two installments of the Library Lecture Series will feature books related to the Library's current exhibit, The...

The Heart of the Turf: Racing's Black Pioneers, an exhibit highlighting the lives and careers of 80 African American horsemen and women from the mid-1800s to the present, opens to the public at the Keeneland Library Thursday. The exhibit employs an engaging mix of interpretive panels, rare photographs, never-before-displayed artifacts, original artwork and video interviews to chronicle and bring to life the involvement of African Americans in the racing industry.