Keeneland Library Honors African Americans in Racing with New Exhibit

In honor of Black History Month and the contributions made by African Americans to the horse racing industry, Keeneland is unveiling Feb. 23 at Keeneland Library the impressive exhibit The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers. The displays highlight the exploits of 80 Black horsemen and women over the past 170 years.

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Exhibition of Secretariat’s Triple Crown Saddle From the Irsay Collection To Debut March 4 In Las Vegas

INDIANAPOLIS, IN. (Feb. 21, 2023)— The Jim Irsay Collection, based in Indianapolis, has acquired the saddle used on legendary racehorse Secretariat when he won the coveted Triple Crown of horse racing – the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes and Belmont Stakes – 50 years ago in 1973.

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