LEXINGTON, Ky. — Keeneland will award a record $9.4 million for a total of 19 stakes during its 15-day Spring Meet, set for April 4-25.
This is led by a $250,000 boost to the meet’s signature Toyota Blue Grass, set for Saturday, April 5, which carries a purse of $1.25 million. The meet joins the Fall Meet’s Coolmore Turf Mile as Keeneland’s two $1.25 million races, the richest in track history.
Other races with purse increases include $150,000 for the Central Bank Ashland, now worth $750,000, and $200,000 for the Transylvania Presented by Keeneland Select, now worth $600,000. Keeneland said contributing to the purses is $2.25 million from the Kentucky Thoroughbred Development Fund, pending approval from the Kentucky Horse Racing and Gaming Corporation…