When Keeneland hosted the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for the first time in 2015, the venerable racetrack and the city of Lexington, Ky., pulled out all the stops to create a memorable experience for thousands of attendees.
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Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage Oct. 26-30
With the 2022 Breeders’ Cup World Championships less than two weeks away, media coverage of the two-day racing extravaganza on Nov. 4-5 will ramp up in the next several days, featuring TV, livestreaming, and radio coverage from leading outlets as analysts, handicappers, and production crews converge on Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky.
Where to Watch/Listen: Horse Racing Coverage for Oct. 19-23
The 2022 Breeders’ Cup World Championships is fast approaching, and two weeks from now Lexington, Ky., will be in the early stages of what promises to be a weeklong party as the self-proclaimed “Thoroughbred Capital of the World” gears up for its third time hosting the event at Keeneland Race Course on Nov. 4 and 5.
Emotional Win by Hewick in Grand National Highlights Spectacular Far Hills Meeting
Above all things, the 101st Far Hills Race Meeting was another celebration for all involved that produced a wealth of smiles. Yet the featured race of the Oct. 15 card, the $250,000 Grand National Hurdle, generated a much different emotion than the joy seen in all corners of the racetrack throughout the day. There were tears welling in the eyes of Irish trainer John “Shark” Hanlon and his emotions poured out after T.J. McDonald’s Hewick captured the Grade 1 steeplechase stakes by a widening 11 ½ lengths.
