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Kings & Queens of
Keeneland September

Kentucky-breds have unmatched international appeal at Keeneland September, and buyers from around the globe have made Kentucky-bred yearlings the most coveted horses in the world.

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“The education that you get in Kentucky is something that you can’t necessarily go to school for. Kentucky is the school.”

– Garrett O’Rourke

“Kentucky is the place to breed and raise top-level thoroughbreds. No question about it. The numbers speak for themselves.”

– Walker Hancock

“There’s a long, rich history of how this ground here in Kentucky, and the limestone in the water and everything that comes with it, produces the perfect racehorse.”

– Sean Tugel

“Life is good. Kentucky has treated us well. I don’t think we’d change it for anything. This is the place to send your mare to breed the best stallions, without a doubt, in the world.”

– Alan Fitzsimons

Graded stakes juveniles earn Breeders’ Cup berths at Woodbine and Churchill Downs

Topped by a pair of Grade 1 winners at Woodbine, four Kentucky-bred 2-year-olds earned automatic berths in the upcoming Breeders’ Cup with victories in “Win and You’re In” challenge races over the Sept. 14-15 weekend.

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Kentucky-breds reign over first three days of Keeneland sale

Topped by an $8.2 million filly that sold on Wednesday, Kentucky-based stallions and breeders had a remarkable Book 1 of the 2019 Keeneland September Yearling sale.

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