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October 19, 2011
LEXINGTON KY, Oct. 19, 1938
Rain fell on Keeneland this afternoon for the first time during the meeting but the showers failed to dampen the enthusiasm, and a fairsized crowd saw Burgoo Miss race to her third straight victory here, and Volitation proved the victim of the first disqualification.
September 13, 2011
On this day in history, 1914 noted Thoroughbred breeder and financier, James Ben Ali Haggin, died at 91. He is the namesake for a graded stakes race at Keeneland. The Ben Ali Stakes was first run at the Keeneland Association race track in 1917. Last run at the Kentucky Association track in 1922, the Ben Ali was revived at Keeneland in the spring of 1937. He purchased Elmendorf Farm, “one of the choicest bits of blue grass land,” in 1897 to establish his Kentucky breeding operations.
June 8, 2011
Seattle Slew faced 9 contenders in his bid for the Triple Crown on June 11, 1977 at the Belmont Stakes. The brilliant colt was an overwhelming favorite in his Belmont bid.
June 3, 2011
On June 9, 1973, Secretariat faced 5 other contenders in his bid for the Triple Crown.
October 22, 2010
On this date Johnstown won the 1938 Breeders’ Futurity held at Keeneland for the 1st time. The race ran for 21 years at the Kentucky Association track, then for three years at Latonia (now Turfway) and was abandoned for four years before its revival at Keeneland
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