This year’s Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland Race Course will be unlike any other: in addition to offering world-class racing, it’s going to be an at-home affair for all racing fans this year due to the ongoing pandemic. That means that you have a chance to get really creative with your Breeders’ Cup viewing party, whether it’s held over Zoom or with a socially-distanced get-together in the back yard.
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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage for Oct. 21-25
The horse racing world like all other areas of society continues to make changes in response to the COVID-19 pandemic and public health crisis. Most racetracks currently operating are doing so without spectators, and have instituted strict safety screening protocols for essential employees who are already on the grounds to provide daily care for horses.
SLIDESHOW: Looking Back at 2015 Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland
Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., hosted the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for the first time in 2015. The Breeders’ Cup came to the picturesque racetrack in the heart of horse country in the same year that American Pharoah became the first U.S.
A Dose of Racetrack Therapy to Lift the Pandemic Spirit
When most people think of therapy animals, they think of a sweet dog who’s there to soothe its owner’s nerves or lift their spirits when the mood is blue. But when I think of a therapy animal, I think of an 1,100-pound racehorse churning toward the finish line with a tiny man or woman on its back.
