JPMorgan Chase to Sponsor Keeneland's Jessamine Stakes

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Edited press release
JPMorgan Chase has signed on as the signature sponsor of Keeneland's Jessamine Stakes, beginning with this year's running Oct. 26.

Keeneland will increase the purse of the stakes contest for 2-year-old fillies at 1 1/16 miles on the turf from $100,000-added to $125,000-guaranteed.

"We are excited about the JPMorgan Chase signature sponsorship of Keeneland's Jessamine Stakes," said Glenn Leveridge, president of Chase in Central Kentucky. "The resources of the region and our commitment to the equine industry are most certainly reflected in this unique and special event."

"We are very proud to welcome JPMorgan Chase as a sponsor, and we thank them for their strong support of Keeneland racing," said Rogers Beasley, director of racing.

Keeneland's fall race meeting opens Oct. 6, and runs through Oct. 28.

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