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Keeneland sale closes with strongest numbers in four years

awincze@herald-leader.com (Alicia Wincze Hughes) — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

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Keeneland January sale exceeds last year's receipts on second day

awincze@herald-leader.com (Alicia Wincze Hughes) — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

A sleeker, more streamlined Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale surpassed the total gross receipts from its 2011 exercise on Tuesday — the second day of selling for its…

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Keeneland January sale starts off just right

awincze@herald-leader.com (Alicia Wincze Hughes) — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

The first day of the Keeneland January Horses of All Ages sale on Monday continued the recent trend of positive numbers, but the tinge of caution remained. Grade I-producing mare…

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Weather and prospects looking up for Keeneland horse sales

awincze@herald-leader.com (Alicia Wincze Hughes) — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00 EST

The 2012 Keeneland January Horses of All Ages Sale doesn't start until Monday, but already the differences between it and recent editions are hard to miss.

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87 percent of Kentuckians want vote on expanded gambling, new poll says

jpatton1@herald-leader.com (Janet Patton and Jack Brammer) — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:00 EST

Kentuckians overwhelmingly support putting a casino-gambling constitutional amendment on the November 2012 ballot, where it probably would pass, according to a new survey conducted for racetracks and horse-racing interests.

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Lopresti's success as trainer built from old-school methods

awincze@herald-leader.com (Alicia Wincze Hughes) — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 00:00 EST

The biggest testament to the whirlwind that has been the barn of trainer Charlie Lopresti the past two years might be what is on his living room walls — or…

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Keeneland's Jenny Wiley Stakes boosted to Grade I status

awincze@herald-leader.com (Alicia Wincze Hughes) — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 18:22 EST

The Jenny Wiley Stakes at Keeneland and the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf were among four races bolstered to Grade I status for 2012 as the American Graded Stakes Committee…

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Keeneland November sale ends with gross up more than 41 percent

awincze@herald-leader.com (Alicia Wincze Hughes) — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:00 EST

The combination of having of two boutique dispersals in its catalog at a time when buyer confidence is on the upswing resulted in a Keeneland November breeding stock sale that…

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NBC will air eight Derby and Oaks preps next spring

jpatton1@herald-leader.com (Janet Patton) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00 EST

Next spring, NBC will air four consecutive weekends of Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks prep races, The Jockey Club announced Tuesday.

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Royal Delta sells for $8.5 million at Keeneland

awincze@herald-leader.com (Alicia Wincze Hughes) — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00 EST

Florida-based owner Ben Leon outbid Adena Springs owner Frank Stronach to buy Royal Delta for $8.5 million Tuesday during the second session of the Keeneland November breeding stock sale.

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14 horses bring $1 million or more at Keeneland breeding stock sale

awincze@herald-leader.com (Alicia Wincze Hughes) — Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00 EST

The complete dispersal of the late Edwards Evans' Spring Hill Farm stock spearheaded a spectacular day of bidding at the Keeneland November breeding stock sale. Buyers spent $40,684,500 for the…

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Wise Dan easily wins Fayette Stakes

awincze@herald-leader.com (Alicia Wincze Hughes) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00 EDT

Most trainers will agree one of the keys to getting a horse to run a route of ground is to getting said horse to relax during their race.

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Keeneland: The day at the races: Oct. 29

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 00:00 EDT

Yesterday's figures: On-track attendance, 17,370; on-track betting, $1,171,548.40; total betting including simulcast, $10,746,663.33.

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Keeneland: The Day at the Races, Oct. 28

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:00 EDT

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Keeneland: The Day at the Races, Oct. 27

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00 EDT

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Some losing Keeneland Pick 3 tickets aren't losers after all

awincze@herald-leader.com (Alicia Wincze Hughes) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00 EDT

Those who played Wednesday's Pick 3 wager at Keene-land that concluded with the sixth race have been urged by the track to hold on to their tickets because there was…

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Keeneland: The Day at the Races

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:00 EDT

Yesterday's figures: On-track attendance, 7,301; on-track betting, $605,900.90; total betting including simulcast, $4,175,354.57.

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Pletcher's stars tune up for Breeders'

awincze@herald-leader.com (Alicia Wincze Hughes) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:26 EDT

With the Breeders' Cup World Championships just two weeks away, several top contenders worked out over the weekend.

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Keeneland: The day at the races

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00 EDT

Yesterday's figures: On-track attendance, 17,512; on-track betting, $1,048,920.10; total betting including simulcast, $6,550,453.66.

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Senada breaks 19-month drought with Keeneland win

awincze@herald-leader.com (Alicia Wincze Hughes) — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:00 EDT

It took some maneuvering and faith on the part of her connections. But after more than a year of disappointments, Senada finally got all the ingredients she needed to regain…

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