Weekend boosts a crowd to Cup
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormThe nine graded stakes run on FallStars Weekend at Keeneland appear to have produced at least 16 starters for the Breeders' Cup, with another handful possible to run in the Nov. 6-7 races at Santa Anita.
Story | Conversation | October 13, 2009TCA: 'Decision' does her thing
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormConfirming her status as a major player in the Breeders' Cup, Informed Decision launched a furious run down the middle of the track Saturday under Julien Leparoux to win the Grade 2, $250,000 Thoroughbred Club of America Stakes at Keeneland.
Story | Conversation | October 10, 2009Justenuffhumor tries for a better start
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormJustenuffhumor has the hard part down pat. It's one of the seemingly easier things -- leaving the starting gate -- that's another matter.
Story | Conversation | October 09, 2009Keeneland weekend has Cup appeal
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormNine graded stakes, all but one of them guaranteeing the winner a spot in the Breeders' Cup, are set for the three-day opening weekend at Keeneland in Lexington, Ky., where the 17-day fall meet will get away to its customary fast start Friday.
Story | Conversation | October 02, 2009Stormalory surges from last
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormClouds and cold are not exactly what make for the most ideal opening day at Keeneland. But 14,639 fans braved the final grips of winter's chill Friday to witness what amounted to a fine start to the 15-day spring meet.
Story | Conversation | April 03, 2009Lane's End drops sponsorship
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormLane's End Farm has dropped its sponsorship of the Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland Race Course, ending 12 years of being the title sponsor of the Grade 1 race for 2-year-olds.
Story | Conversation | March 27, 2009Millionaire Go Between succumbs to heart problem
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormGo Between, a winner of three $1 million races including the 2008 Pacific Classic, died following a Monday workout at the Payson Park training center in Indiantown, Fla.
Story | Conversation | January 13, 2009Plenty of contenders in Keeneland's QE II Cup
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormThe royals are big on anniversaries, which should make the 25th running of the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland a festive occasion. Thing is, the QE II is always something fancy, to which another killer renewal here Saturday can attest.
Story | Conversation | October 09, 2008Dozen sent invites for Queen Elizabeth II Challenge
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormWith the frenetic FallStars Weekend in the rearview mirror, the Keeneland fall meet will revert to a more relaxed pace with only an occasional spike in serious stakes action over the next 14 racing days.
Story | Conversation | October 06, 2008Square Eddie scores in U.S. debut
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormThe calculated plan that Paul Reddam engineered paid immediate dividends when his new purchase, Square Eddie, ran off and hid from 10 other 2-year-olds in the $500,000 Lane's End Breeders' Futurity at Keeneland.
Story | Conversation | October 04, 2008Indyanne facing tough TCA cast at Keeneland
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormRacing can be a game of split seconds and blind luck, and if you don't believe it, watch the rerun of the Victory Ride Stakes on the Aug. 23 Travers undercard at Saratoga.
Story | Conversation | October 03, 2008Keeneland hoping to buck dipping handle trend
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormIt might be fairly said that the racing business has been a microcosm of the American economy this year.
Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008Albarado riding high as Keeneland meet starts
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormIt is not unprecedented for someone to walk through the glass doors of the Keeneland jockeys' room with unbridled confidence. Pat Day did it for years, and riders such as Jerry Bailey, Gary Stevens, and Shane Sellers also knew the feeling well.
Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008Keeneland kicks off meet with Challenge race
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormThe Keeneland fall meet will get away to the usual action-packed start when two Grade 1 races are run Friday, the first of 17 days.
Story | Conversation | October 01, 2008Precious Kitten early pick in Beverly D.
Marty McGee, Daily Racing FormPrecious Kitten has been listed as the 9-5 morning-line favorite in a field of nine entered in the $750,000 Beverly D., the Grade 1 race that usually bears itself out as a critical stop for the filly-mare turf contingent.
Story | Conversation | August 07, 2008TOP SEARCHES IN NOVEMBER
Bowl Projections tops ESPN.com searches in November. Did "americas cup" make the list?