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Jack Milton Wins First Stakes in Transylvania

Jack Milton Wins First Stakes in Transylvania

Gary Barber's Jack Milton came up from Florida to earn his first stakes score, holding off the late charge of Up With the Birds to win the $100,000 Transylvania Stakes (gr. IIIT) on opening day at Keeneland.

 Friday, April 05, 2013
Up With the Birds Tops Transylvania

Up With the Birds Tops Transylvania

John Oxley's Star Contender is highweighted at 123 pounds in a field of 11 for the $100,000 Transylvania Stakes (gr. IIIT), but SamSon Farms' Up With the Birds has beaten him and will likely be favored at Keeneland April 5.

 Tuesday, April 02, 2013
Silver Max Leaves Transylvania Rivals Behind

Silver Max Leaves Transylvania Rivals Behind

Silver Max, allowed to clear the field early, left his rivals in the $100,000 Transylvania Stakes (gr. IIIT) behind leaving the turn and romped to his first graded stakes win on opening day of the Keeneland spring meet.

 Friday, April 06, 2012
State of Play Heads Keeneland's Transylvania

State of Play Heads Keeneland's Transylvania

Team Valor International's State of Play, winner of the With Anticipation (gr. IIT) last September at Saratoga, heads the $100,000 Transylvania Stakes (gr. IIIT) on opening day at Keeneland April 6.

 Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Keeneland, Woodbine Meets to Air on TVG

Keeneland, Woodbine Meets to Air on TVG

TVG will provide live coverage of the annual race meets at Keeneland and Woodbine that begin Friday, April 6.

 Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Air Support Up Late for Transylvania Win

Air Support Up Late for Transylvania Win

Stuart Janney III's homebred Air Support came from near the back of the field and ran down Great Mills in the final jump to win the $100,000 Transylvania (gr. IIIT) by a nose April 8 on opening day at Keeneland.

 Friday, April 08, 2011
Pluck Headlines Transylvania at Keeneland

Pluck Headlines Transylvania at Keeneland

Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf (gr. IIT) winner Pluck headlines the $100,000 Transylvania Stakes (gr. IIIT), as opening day of the 2011 Keeneland spring meet kicks off on Friday, April 8.

 Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Nordic Truce Still Perfect After Transylvania

Nordic Truce Still Perfect After Transylvania

Ammerland Stud's Nordic Truce took advantage of a strong speed duel to go three-for-three in his career in the $100,000 Transylvania Stakes (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-olds April 2, opening day of the Keeneland spring meet.

 Friday, April 02, 2010
Keeneland Gets Started With Transylvania

Keeneland Gets Started With Transylvania

A well-matched group of nine 3-year-olds were entered for the $100,000 Transylvania Stakes (gr. IIIT), the featured race on opening day of the Keeneland Spring Meet April 2 in Lexington.

 Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Transylvania Retains Grade III Status

Transylvania Retains Grade III Status

The American Graded Stakes Committee has reviewed the off-the-turf running of the Transylvania Stakes April 4 at Keeneland and has ruled the race will retain its grade III status.

 Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Keeneland Ready for Rain

Keeneland Ready for Rain

Keeneland director of racing Rogers Beasley said the racetrack is ready to open its spring meeting April 4, despite the threat of heavy rain in the area beginning April 3 and continuing through opening day. Forecasts are calling for around three inches of rain in the Central Kentucky area.

 Wednesday, April 02, 2008

Transylvania, College Day Highlight Keeneland Opener

The Transylvania Stakes for 3-year-olds on turf and the traditional college scholarship day highlight Friday's opening card at Keeneland in Lexington.

 Tuesday, April 03, 2007

Central Bank To Sponsor Transylvania Stakes; Purse Increases to $150,000

Central Bank will sponsor Keeneland's Transylvania Stakes (gr. IIIT). Because of Central Bank's sponsorship, Keeneland is increasing the purse for the race to $150,000-guaranteed. Previously, it was run for $100,000-added.

 Monday, February 07, 2005

Prince Arch Looks Royal

A field of nine will try the Churchill Downs turf Friday in the $100,000 Crown Royal American Turf Stakes (gr. IIIT), the race immediately preceding the headliner on the day, the Kentucky Oaks (gr. I).

 Tuesday, April 27, 2004

Transylvania Stakes Boasts Big Field, Top Jocks

Keeneland opens its 17-day spring meet on Friday and the first featured race is the grade III Transylvania Stakes. Of the 11 jockeys named to ride in the Transylvania, five of them rank among the top 12 in the country by earnings this year.

 Wednesday, March 31, 2004

TVG to Provide On-Site Coverage of Keeneland Spring Meet

When racing returns to Central Kentucky, TVG will air live on-site coverage of Keeneland's 15-day Spring Meet, beginning April 2 through April 23. TVG's live coverage will air from 3:00-5:00 p.m. (est) on "Trackside Live!: Keeneland/Aqueduct" and will be simulcast on Fox Sports Net 2 on 11 of the 15 days.

 Wednesday, March 31, 2004

White Cat Wins Transylvania By a Whisker

Raymond Cottrell's White Cat rallied strongly in early stretch, then held off a resurgent Deep Shadow to win the Transylvania Stakes (gr. IIIT) for 3-year-olds by a nose on Keeneland's opening day.

 Friday, April 04, 2003

Derby Berth Possible For Transy Winner

German-bred Flying Dash balked entering the gate in the $100,000 Transylvania Stakes at Keeneland Friday, but was full steam ahead at the wire. Attendance of 14,879 at the Lexington, Ky. track was the largest for a spring opening day since 1985. Attendance last year on opening day was 11,646.

 Friday, April 05, 2002

Baptize Takes Transylvania Stakes

Two sons of Dynaformer battled in the stretch of Keeneland's first spring stakes race, but it was Baptize who prevailed at the wire.

 Friday, April 06, 2001