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Keeneland is recruiting seasonal workers for its October events, including the Fall Meet (October 2-24) and the Breeders' Cup World Championships (October 30-31), with positions available through online applications and in-person hiring sessions in September.
Keeneland is hosting approximately 2,600 fifth graders from Fayette County schools this week for hands-on learning about Kentucky's Thoroughbred industry and related careers.
Keeneland supplemented two yearlings to Book 1 of its September Yearling Sale, bringing the total catalog to 4,642 horses. The additions include a colt by leading freshman sire Yaupon and a filly by Tapit who is a half-sister to champion Forte.
Keeneland has supplemented five yearlings to Book 1 and Book 2 of its September Yearling Sale, which runs Sept. 14-26, with all horses consigned by leading sales agent Taylor Made Sales Agency.
Keeneland's third annual Championship Sale will take place Oct. 28 at historic Castleton Farm in a unique collaboration with Bluegrass Sotheby's International Realty, with the 951-acre property offered as the final lot.
Keeneland has cataloged 4,635 yearlings for its 83rd September Yearling Sale, scheduled for 12 sessions from Sept. 14-26, following a record-breaking 2025 auction that generated $531.5 million in sales.
Golden Tempo, the Keeneland-based Kentucky Derby and Belmont winner, breezed a half-mile in :48.40 Friday ahead of his scheduled move to Saratoga for the August DraftKings Travers.
Keeneland Race Course will celebrate its 90th anniversary with a 17-day Fall Meet from Oct. 2-24 featuring 22 stakes races worth $10.7 million, leading into the Breeders' Cup World Championships on Oct. 30-31.
Keeneland Library in Lexington has received the prestigious Thomas D. Clark Award of Excellence from the Kentucky Historical Society for its work preserving and promoting Thoroughbred racing heritage. The award recognizes the library's record-setting outreach that reached nearly 200,000 people from around the world.
Keeneland will be open for simulcasting this weekend to offer Lexington racing fans the chance to watch the Belmont Stakes Racing Festival at Saratoga. Red Mile will be closed for simulcasting as it hosts the Railbird music festival.
Golden Tempo, the Keeneland-based Kentucky Derby winner trained by historic champion Cherie DeVaux, completed his final workout Saturday before heading to New York for the Belmont Stakes on June 6.
Golden Tempo, trained by historic Kentucky Derby-winning trainer Cherie DeVaux, completed a maintenance workout at Keeneland on Saturday as he prepares for the June 6 Belmont Stakes at Saratoga Race Course.
Keeneland has appointed retired trainer Ignacio Correas IV and Argentinian horseman Ezequiel Valle as South American sales representatives to expand its global outreach and strengthen client engagement across the region.