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Opening – The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers, Feb 6th

gray banner with Keeneland logo and three photographs. Text captions read Keeneland Library Collection Clemon Brooks with Nashua at Spendrift Farm in 1964, Keeneland Library Collection Heart of the Turf 6, and Keeneland Library Cook Collection Jimmy Lee, circa 1907

Join us for an exhibit opening reception for “The Heart of the Turf: Racing’s Black Pioneers” on Friday, February 6th from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Keeneland Library developed and shared this traveling exhibit that highlights the lives and careers of 100 African American horsemen and horsewomen from the mid-1800s to the present. This event is free and open to the public. The exhibit will be on display until March 27th. Click here to learn more about the exhibit.