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Library

 

Our Library's Collection

The world’s largest library about the Thoroughbred.

 

Laura Hillenbrand used it to research her best-selling book, Seabiscuit. Nearly every major trade publication relies on it for information and research.

 

With a strong link to our sport’s past and a gateway to its future, the library is the heart and soul of Keeneland.


Selected Library holdings:

  • American Race Horses, 1936-1963.
  • American Racing Manual, 1904-1996.
  • American Stud Books, Volume 1-present.
  • American Turf Register, 15 volumes, 1829-­1845.
  • American Turf, by Horace Weeks, 1898.
  • Australian Stud Books, Volume 1-15.
  • The Blood-Horse, 1929-present.
  • The Blood-Horse Stallion Directory, 1964-present.
  • Daily Racing Form Chart Books, 1898-1980; microfiche, 1981-1996; CD-Rom, 1997-present.
  • Fasig-Tipton sale catalogs, 1955-present.
  • The Florida Horse, 1962-present.
  • Foals of the American Stud Book, 1915-1997.
  • French Stud Book, Volume 1-41. 
  • General Stud Book, Volume 1-42.
  • Goodwin's Turf Guide (charts), 1882-1908.
  • llustrated Sporting News, 5 volumes, 1903-1905.
  • Keeneland clip files and programs, 20+ boxes.
  • Keeneland racing videos, 1982-present.
  • Keeneland sales catalogs, 1944-present.
  • Kentucky Farmer and Breeder, Volume 2- 5, 1905-1908.
  • Krik's Guide (charts), 1877-1884.
  • The Maryland Horse, 1936-1996.
  • Miscellaneous English racing calendars, 1727-1769.
  • Racing in America, 6 volumes, 1665-1979.
  • Ruff's Guide to the Turf, 1885-1995.
  • The Spirit of the Times, 1836-1903.
  • The Sporting Magazine, 1792-1869.
  • Thoroughbred of California, 1945-present.
  • The Thoroughbred Record, 1875-1990.
  • The Thoroughbred Record Statistical Review, 1947-1990.
  • Thoroughbred Times, 1985-present.
  • Timeform Racehorses of 1943-present.
  • Turf and Sport Digest, 1928-1989.
  • Turf, Field and Farm, 1865-1902.
  • Weatherby's Racing Calendar, 1773-1971.
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