Turfway Park Owners
Keeneland AssociationKeeneland Association Inc. is renowned throughout the world for the quality of its Thoroughbred racing and sales.
Located in Lexington, Kentucky, Keeneland conducts race meetings in April and October. The spring meeting features the Toyota Blue Grass Stakes (G1) for three-year-olds and the Ashland Stakes (G1) for three-year-old fillies. In the fall, many races are steppingstones to the Breeders' Cup World Championships, including the Juddmonte Spinster Stakes (G1), Shadwell Turf Mile (G1), Dixiana Breeders' Futurity (G1), Darley Alcibiades (G1), and Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1).
Keeneland conducts four Thoroughbred auctions annually: a horses of all ages sale in January; a two-year-olds in training sale in April; a yearling sale in September; and a breeding stock sale in November. In 2009, Keeneland sold more than 7,300 horses for $396 million.
Keeneland also owns the Thoroughbred Training Center near Lexington. Formerly the Kentucky Horse Center, the facility has two training tracks and stabling for 1,188 horses.
Profits from racing, sales, and simulcasting at Keeneland are returned in the form of higher purses for horsemen, promotion of the Thoroughbred industry, capital improvements, and contributions to charitable, educational, and research organizations.
Keeneland Association Inc. has been a Turfway Park partner since 1999.
Caesars Entertainment Inc.Caesars Entertainment Corporation is the world's largest casino entertainment company. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, more than 70 years ago, Caesars has grown through development of new resorts, expansions and acquisitions, and now operates casinos on four continents. The company's resorts operate primarily under the Harrah's®, Caesars® and Horseshoe® brand names. Caesars also owns the World Series of Poker® and the London Clubs International family of casinos.
Caesars Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its guests through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. We concentrate on building loyalty and value for our customers, employees, business partners, and communities by being the most service-oriented, technology-driven, geographically-diversified company in gaming. Caesars is committed to environmental sustainability and energy conservation and recognizes the importance of being a responsible steward of the environment. For more information, please visit the Caesars website.
Caesars Entertainment Inc. has been a Turfway Park partner since 1999.
