A sure sign of Spring - the crowds return to Keeneland.
Photo: Anne M. Eberhardt
Vallenzeri (colt; A. P. Indy - Azeri) got the month started with a bang, working an eighth of a mile in :10 1/5,
and selling for $1.9 million.
Taking in all the action.
Did someone say action?
In the ring.
A new way to get to the races.
The perfect mother/daughter outing, a day at Keeneland.
Photo: Tom Hall
These horses are ready for anything.
Champion Stardom Bound schools in the paddock.
Nicanor attracted a lot of attention on the backside.
The paddock is the place to be.
Mike Battaglia gives out the winners.
Stormalory charges home in the Central Bank Transylvania (gr. III) on opening day.
Perfect place to take a break.
Friesan Fire takes it all in.
Hooh Why scores in the Ashland Stakes.
Corey Lanerie and daughter Brittlyn celebrate Hooh Why's Ashland win.
The Clydesdales get a Keeneland welcome.
Breaking from the gate in the morning
Special delivery
Informed Decision with John Velazquez after winning the Vinery Madison.
Jonathan Sheppard, trainer of Informed Decision
Hold Me Back goes for a Keeneland stroll.
As does fellow Derby hopeful, Join in the Dance.
A wet and happy crew after Mr. Sidney under Kent Desormeaux wins the Maker's Mark Mile for trainer Bill Mott and owner Lee Einsidler of Circle E Racing.
All together now.
Bobby Frankel takes in a Keeneland morning.
Forever Together, triumphant in the Jenny Wiley.
Don't miss anything.
The Commonwealth belongs to Eternal Star and Eibar Coa
Eternal Star presentation, Jockey Eibar Coa, trainer Michael Trombetta, presenter Pam Blatz-Murff, and owner Tom Meyerhoff
Meeting the Keeneland staff.
Jockey Javier Castellano
And down the stretch they come, General Quarters leads the pack in the Blue Grass Stakes.
Which way did they go?
Next stop Louisville for General Quarters.
Nick Nicolson (right) congratulates Tom McCarthy, owner/trainer of General Quarters.
Riders Up! Jockeys raise money for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, and look good doing it.
The contrasts of Keeneland: the calm of the morning,
and the chaos of the afternoon.
See you in October!