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Full Seating Capacity for Keeneland’s Fall Meet

Keeneland will open at full capacity for the upcoming Fall Meet, which will be held Oct. 8-30. Tickets will go on sale beginning at 9 a.m. ET Monday, Aug. 16. Prospective purchasers should visit tickets.keeneland.com in advance for information on available ticket options and the process to purchase. Keeneland's e-ticketing platform will enable fans to add tickets to their mobile wallets for scanning at the admission gates.

“Keeneland is thrilled to welcome greater numbers of fans back to the track for what promises to be a terrific Fall Meet,” Keeneland President and CEO Shannon Arvin said. “We look forward to being together again as a community and watching great Thoroughbred racing in this beautiful surrounding. As we look ahead to Keeneland's 85th anniversary this fall, we know reconnecting with those people and places that are special to us will be even more meaningful.”

Ticket pricing and packages for general admission, reserved seating, and dining for the Fall Meet have been restructured. Advance-purchase general admission tickets are $7, with day-of general admission tickets (both online and through walk-up gate purchase) at $10. Free general admission is available for members of Keeneland Select, Keeneland's online wagering platform. Grandstand reserved seats and dining tickets will be sold online in advance at various prices. Fall Meet general admission season passes will be available for $40. In addition, tailgating will continue on The Hill with the option of customized tailgate packages.

General admission may be capped, so fans are encouraged to purchase in advance.

“We appreciate the loyalty of our horsemen, horseplayers and fans, and we are committed to delivering the most memorable race-day experience possible,” Arvin said. “While challenging, this past year provided us the opportunity to review every facet of our operations and experiences for our guests. From expanding our advance-purchase ticketing options to providing new concession and dining offerings and better leveraging technology, we are excited to roll out these enhancements while remaining one of the region's best values for world-class entertainment.”

The 17-day Fall Meet offers a record $6 million in stakes purses and an expanded stakes schedule of 22 races. Keeneland's signature Fall Stars Weekend will take place on opening weekend and the meet features 10 Breeders' Cup “Win and You're In” races.

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Supplemental Entries Added to Fasig-Tipton’s Monday Sales

Fasig-Tipton has added a number of entries to the July Selected Horses of Racing Age Sale and to the July Breeding Stock Sale, both scheduled to be held Monday, July 12, at the Newtown Paddocks facility in Lexington. The Breeding Stock portion will begin at 2 p.m. with the Racing Age portion immediately following.

An additional nine entries have been catalogued to the Horses of Racing Age sale, including June 30 daylight allowance winner at Indiana Grand Assertive Style (Nyquist). The 3-year-old filly hails from the extended family of champion Tepin (Bernstein) and is consigned by James Keogh/Grovendale. Another prominent supplement is 2-year-old colt Vodka N Water (Fed Biz), consigned by Taylor Made. The juvenile was runner-up in the June 26 GIII Bashford Manor S. at Churchill Downs.

Two supplements have also been added to the Breeding Stock Sale, including stakes-placed Catharsis (Kantharos), a 6-year-old mare carrying her first foal by Violence. She is consigned by Taylor Made.

The entire catalogues, including supplements, can be viewed online at Fasig-Tipton. On Tuesday, July 13, Fasig-Tipton will conduct The July Sale of Selected Yearlings beginning at 10 a.m. Online bidding and phone bidding will be available for all sales.

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Lifetime Achievement Award to Sculptor Gwen Reardon

The American Academy of Equine Art (AAEA) has named well-known sculptor Gwen Reardon the recipient of the initial Lifetime Achievement Award for her contributions to the field. She was the unanimous choice among the AAEA's board of directors for the honor.

Among Reardon's best-known works are the life-sized sculptures in downtown Lexington's Thoroughbred Park. Most prominent are the seven horses pictured mid-race complete with riders the likes of Willie Shoemaker and Pat Day. Also at Thoroughbred Park appear her sculptures of mares and foals, in addition to a sculpture of Lexington, one of America's early founding sires. Among Reardon's other commissions are prominent sculptures at the Kentucky Horse Park and at the Blue Grass Airport.

Reardon has been a participating member of the AAEA, which was founded in 1980 as a non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing the next generation of equestrian artists, since the 1990s. She continues to teach sculpture workshops through the organization.

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West Point CEO Terry Finley Talks First Captain, Owners’ Responsibilities On Writers’ Room

Represented by undefeated 'TDN Rising Star' First Captain (Curlin) this past weekend when the chestnut captured the GIII Dwyer S. at Belmont, West Point Thoroughbreds' CEO Terry Finley joined the TDN Writers' Room presented by Keeneland Wednesday morning. Calling in via Zoom as the Green Group Guest of the Week, Finley talked about the next steps for West Point's prized 3-year-old, the growing purchasing power of partnerships across racing, owners' responsibility in cleaning up the sport and more.

“He's probably going to have to take another step forward, but at least we're in a spot in the middle of his 3-year-old year where he can take that step forward,” Finley said of three-for-three First Captain, a $1.5-million yearling buy owned in partnership with Siena Farm, Bobby Flay and Woodford Racing. “I think he's right on the cusp and obviously so far hasn't done a whole lot wrong. He's been brought along by a pretty good trainer in the likes of Shug McGaughey and his team. So we're excited. And the thought of going to Saratoga—we've never gone to Saratoga with the prospect of getting to the Travers. So that in and of itself is really, really exciting for all the partners and for the West Point team and everybody associated with us.”

The conversation turned to racing's ongoing and developing efforts for reform, and Finley was asked what level of responsibility lies with owners when it comes to employing trainers who are taking an edge.

“We have a part to play,” he said. “I'm not accepting of the guys who are winning at 30% and have made a lot of money and gotten a lot of pictures taken, then their trainer gets popped and they're like, 'Oh, I didn't know.' I just tell owners out there, if your trainer spent 20 years at 14% or 17% and now they're at 29%, you should be asking questions. You know what you've done. There aren't enough variables in training a horse to move an operation from 17% to 29%. So at that very basic level, you have to ask questions and raise an eyebrow. Everybody can do their part. And I think we're getting to the point where people and major organizations in the industry have stood up and said, 'No more.'”

Elsewhere in the show, which is also sponsored by West Point Thoroughbreds, the Minnesota Racehorse Engagement Project and Legacy Bloodstock, the writers broke down an action-packed holiday weekend of racing, discussed the two-year suspension for Parx trainer Richard Vega and celebrated their upcoming return to the Writers' Room studio. Click here to watch the podcast; click here for the audio-only version or find it on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.

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