INTRODUCTION 1 China Representative David Snodgrass PRC: +86 186 0082 1422 US: +1 314 814 3757 [email protected] Japan Representative Kate Hunter Makuhari-cho 3-1127 Hanamigawa-ku Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan 272-0032 Cell +81 80 7894 7999 Fax +81 441 6655 [email protected] Addresses This Media Guide is designed as reference for members of the Contacts for media assistance are Director of Communications Contributing to the Media Guide production were Amy Gregory, Please referfor to the section titled Media Coverage (page 4)

Keeneland Association Inc. Road 4201 Versailles , KY 40510 Box 1690 P.O. Lexington, 40588-1690 859 254-3412 800 456-3412 Fax 859 255-2484 Keeneland.com European Representative Edward Prosser First Floor 239 Kensington High Street London W8 6SA England +44 207 316 3060 Telephone Fax +44 207 316 3001 Cell +44 7808 477827 [email protected] Australasian Representative Barry Bowditch Magic Millions 28 Ascot Court Bundall, Queensland Australia 04217 Cell 61-402-280-538 [email protected] Keeneland/TeamCoyle during 2018. Formedia covering racing and sales at Keeneland additional information or photographs, please call the Communications Department at 859 254-3412 or 800 456-3412. Amy Gregory ([email protected]), Communications Associate ProductionMarketing Owens ([email protected]) and Amy Manager Amy Petit. Amy Petit, Annise Amy Owens, Jessica Hughes, Cindi Palmer, Keeneland Association; Liane Crossley; Matt Anderson, Montplaisir, Sportswire,Benoit Photo, Coady Photography, Eclipse Enzina Thomas,Lee TeamCoyle, Straus, Bill Mooney, Peter Mastrippolito, photographs. information about requesting credentials; access rules for writers and aroundphotographers; and safety rules for being horses. 2018 Keeneland Media Guide | Introduction 2018 Keeneland Keeneland Association Inc. Association Keeneland 2018 Media Guide Media 2018 Racing and Sales Racing Thoroughbred Director of Sales Operations Becky Ryder Director Library Bonnie Senft Sponsorship Director Don Slaughter Services Administrative Director of Therrien Marc Hospitality Executive Chef Keeneland Jesse Ullery Sales Associate Wallace Wally Director of Maintenance Ben Huffman Racing Secretary Ryan Mahan Director of Auctioneers Mark Maronde Director of Sales Development Christa Marrillia Officer Chief Marketing Chip McGaughey Sales Associate Katherine McKee Administration Director of Racing Relations and Horsemen’s Geoffrey G. Russell Jim Goodman Development Wagering Director of Amy Gregory Director of Communications Brent Hacker Accounting Director of Sales Jerry G. Hale Director of Human Resources Julia Hannan Controller Kara Heissenbuttel Experience Director of Employee and Patron G.D. Hieronymus Director of Broadcast Services Track Superintendent Track Kyle Cassin Director of Retail Justin Frakes Director of Building Services Phillip Gardner Director of Security Staff Javier Barajas Trustees, Officers, Directors, Staff Directors, Officers, Trustees, ® Rev. 2/21/18 Rev. Directors Helen C. Alexander Shannon B. Arvin Barbara R. Banke Ian G. Banwell Antony R. Beck James G. Bell Robert N. Clay Luther Deaton Jr. S. Farish William S. Farish Jr. William H. Greg Goodman Ben Haggin Louis Lee Haggin III Hancock Seth W. Humphrey Jr. G. Watts A. Gary Lavin Dr. M. Lear Jr. William Reiley McDonald Pope McLean Jr. Nick Nicholson Charles Nuckols III Daisy Phipps Pulito J. Shively William John G. Sikura J. David Smith Jr. E. Duncan Taylor Thomason Jr. W. William Jr. Young T. William Vice President and Chief Operating Officer President and Chief Operating Vice Brad Lovell President and Chief Information Officer Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Robert N. Elliston and Sales President of Racing Vice Gabbert Vince Officers Thomason Jr. W. William Trustees S. Farish William Hancock Seth W. M. Lear Jr. William INTRODUCTION 3 80 28 82 68 23 21 268 136 270 356 358 176 530 544 184 125 850 Total 8,799 3,769 1,990 1,200 144

28 82 268 136 270 144 468 432 1,828 Clubhouse 80 68 356 358 176 530 544 6,971 3,301 1,558 _____ Grandstand Nov. 6-17 Oct. 5-27 April 6-27 Sept. 10-22 Jan. 7-11, 2019 Keeneland ...... September Yearling 2018 SALES DATES of horses cataloged for the sale. of horses cataloged for 2018 RACING DATES 2018 RACING First post is 1:05 p.m. each race day. First post is 1:05 p.m. each November Breeding Stock No racing on Mondays and Tuesdays.No racing on Mondays and January Horses of All Ages Racing & Sales Dates Racing Dates may vary depending on the number Dates may vary depending Racing Part-Time ...... Sales Part-Time ...... Second Floor Life Third Floor Main Third Floor Paddock Second Floor Main Second Floor Tavern Second Floor Paddock Keeneland Room Corporate Boxes Lafayette Room Equestrian Room Blue Grass Room Phoenix Room Kentucky Rooms

Seating Capacity Stadium Seats Box Seats Dining Lexington/ Employment Keeneland Employees Full-Time The Thoroughbred Center Employees Full-Time Keeneland Hospitality Employees Full-Time Part-Time

$5 General Five furlongs, all-weather. 7½ furlongs. Stretch length: 1,190 Auctions are free and open to the public. (Wednesdays-Fridays, Sundays) (Wednesdays-Fridays, (Saturdays) Graduates of Keeneland sales include 99of Keeneland sales include Graduates 2018 Keeneland Media Guide | Introduction 2018 Keeneland In 2017, Keeneland’s grossIn 2017, Keeneland’s sales totaled world’s best the Each April and October, StarsFall with opens Meet Fall Keeneland’s

$10 feet. Width: 70 feet at finish line; 58 feet at mile feet. Width: pole. Turf Course, course is called the Haggin named for Louis Lee Haggin, Keeneland’s President from 1940-1956. and begins in a chute on the final turn. It is named for Keeneland’s first President, Hal Price Headley. Course: Turf Track: Training Admission Prices Racing General Admission Grandstand reserved seats: (includes $5 for general admission) $20 All prices include applicable taxes. Clubhouse: Annual membership. Childrenadmitted free 12 and under of charge. Sales: are to the Sales Pavilion invited to watch Visitors from the public gallery located just outside the main selling arena. are Concessions available. member of Keeneland. The Headley Course 2-year-olds for races 4½-furlong for used is $538,652,600 for 5,940 horses. The average$538,652,600 for 5,940 price per horse was $90,682. Thoroughbredjockeysand owners, trainers at Keeneland to compete for some of converge purses. Anchoring theNorth America’s richest Grass Blue Spring Meet are the Grade 2 Toyota Ashland, prepand Grade 1 Central Bank races for the and Kentucky Oaks, respectively. featuring nine graded stakes, led Weekend, by the Grade 1 Shadwell Turf Darley Mile, Claiborne Alcibiades, Spinster, Breeders’ Futurity and First Lady. Following timethe 2015 Fall Meet, Keeneland for the first Championships. hosted the Breeders’ Cup World horses that have won 107 Breeders’ Cup World have won 107 Breeders’horses that Cup World Kentucky Derby winners;Championship races; 21 Preakness1123 winners; Belmont 19 winners; theof Horse as recipientsAward Eclipse the of Epsom Derby winners. and five Year; November BreedingNovember and January Stock Sale Ages Sale). Horses of All

About the Keeneland Association the Keeneland About 1,034 acres. 57 barns, 1,951 stalls. 1 1/16-mile dirt oval, with 4½- Six miles west of Lexington on U.S. Keeneland is open year-round and year-round open is Keeneland Space for 10,000 cars. General parking For information about self-guided tours ® Located in the heart of Central Kentucky and heart of Central Kentucky Located in the was founded inThe Keeneland Association heldprivately a is Keeneland Today Keeneland pays taxes, but not dividends, Thoroughbred auction As the world’s largest Rev. 2/21/18 Rev. and guided tours, visit Keeneland.com/visiting- keeneland. Stable Area Stable Area Capacity: Main Track: furlong and seven-furlong chutes. Stretch feet. The Beard 75-80 length, 1,236 feet. Width, Course begins in a chute on the backstretch and measures 184 feet. It is seven furlongs, named for Major Louis A. Beard, a founding Total Area of Grounds: of Grounds: Area Total Parking: Parking: Tours: Tours: Visitors: Visitors: Location: Location: welcomes visitors any time. For fans who enjoy watching morning works, horses are training on Keeneland’s main track and adjacent training track from a.m. (Main track is 6-10 Safety around horses is closed during winter.) paramount, and Keeneland horses always have the right of way. Highway 60 (Versailles Road), adjacent to Blue Highway 60 (Versailles Grass Airport. free; public preferred parking available. surrounded by acres Bluegrass, of Kentucky that playsis a worldwide attraction Keeneland Thoroughbredrolein important an breeding and racing. the early 1930s by a group of prominent Central Kentucky Thoroughbred breeders with a goal, prospectus,outlined in the original to “create a and improvemodel race track to perpetuate the sport and to provide a course that is intended of the fine traditions ofto serve as a symbol .” mission. Earningscompany with a not-for-profit are reinvestedoperation in the form in the horsemen and capitalof higher purses for improvements, a substantial portion with used for industry innovations, promotion and charitable contributions. and its directors serve without compensation. house, Keeneland is the preeminent market for yearlings and breeding stock, conducting Sale, three sales annually (September Yearling