The 2016 Keeneland Spring Meet stakes schedule was announced Wednesday. The 16-day meet, which will be held Apr. 9-29, features 16 stakes worth $4,225,0000. The schedule will be highlighted by the GI Toyota Blue Grass S. and GI Central Bank Ashland S. as part of a card with five graded stakes Apr. 9; the GI Maker's 46 Mile Apr. 15; and the and GI Jenny Wiley S.–sponsored for the first time by Coolmore–Apr. 16.
“This stakes schedule reflects the top quality of the Thoroughbreds who race here in April and the importance of Keeneland's races as early season targets of the sport's best horses and horsemen,” Keeneland Vice President of Racing W. B. Rogers Beasley said. “The success of the recent Breeders' Cup World Championships at Keeneland heightened enthusiasm for racing here and introduced many horsemen to our world-class facilities and lucrative racing program.”
Racing will be held Wednesdays through Saturday with gates opening each day at 11 a.m. ET. Post time for the first race is 1:05 p.m.
Keeneland Stakes Schedule-Spring '16
Apr. 8 GIII Transylvania Presented by Keeneland Select
Apr. 9 GI Toyota Blue Grass
Apr. 9 GI Central Bank Ashland
Apr. 9 GI Madison
Apr. 9 GII Shakertown
Apr. 9 GIII Commonwealth
Apr.14 GIII Appalachian Presented by Japan Racing Association
Apr. 15 GI Maker's 46 Mile
Apr. 16 GI Coolmore Jenny Wiley
Apr. 16 GIII Ben Ali
Apr. 16 GIII Lexington
Apr. 16 Giant's Causeway S.
Apr. 17 GIII Adena Springs Beaumont
Apr. 22 GIII Hilliard Lyons Doubledogdare
Apr. 23 GII Dixiana Elkhorn
Apr. 29 GIII Bewitch
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