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What the Nation is saying about the Transylvania...

It's spring time in Central Kentucky. The sun is shining. Temperatures have finally gotten back to normal – mid 60s to low 70s daily – and life is good. But, tomorrow things get even better as Keeneland begins its 15-day Spring Meet. Here's a preview of the Spring Meet.Read More
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  • Bluegrass · It's one of the most beautiful tracks I've ever been to. That includes Hialeah many moons ago. But, I've never been to Saratoga yet... · 49 days ago ·
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  • AnnaK · Sounds wonderful. FloridaF needs to go there and report back. The Maker's 46 Mile as exciting as the Bluegrass imo. Turallure, Hollinger,(great greys!) and Get Stormy. One of the greys has to come in first. · 48 days ago ·
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Eclipse Sportswire was on-site for the best Kentucky Derby 2012 preps yet - the Wood Memorial, Santa Anita Derby and Illinois Derby, plus Keeneland!Read More
Mark Bacon and Dana Wells’ Silver Max took the lead out of the gate and cruised to a 5 1/2-length victory over Travel Advisory to win the 24th running of the $100,000 Transylvania (G3) for 3-year-olds on opening day of the 15-day Spring Meet at Keeneland.Read More
Team Valor International’s State of Play, winner of the With Anticipation (G2) last September at Saratoga, heads a field of seven 3-year-olds entered Tuesday for the 24th running of the $100,000 Transylvania (G3) at 1 1/16 miles on the turf Friday.Read More
  • ARBY · Not the ML favorite Friday. Barry Irwin and Graham Motion tag him turf specialist. Look for nice effort after his 5 week freshening from the Batagglia. · 56 days ago ·
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Team Valor International's Pluck will break from the outside post in Friday's Grade 3 Transylvania as he attempts to rebound from a disappointing effort in his season bow.The 2010 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf hero moved from the Todd Pletcher barn to the Graham Motion shedrow and got no pace help whe...Read More
Breeders' Cup winner Pluck is bang on course to represent US-based trainer Graham Motion in the Abu Dhabi Irish 2,000 Guineas in May.British-born Motion intends to give the three-year-old a prep run at the prestigious Keeneland meeting in April before crossing the Atlantic in a bid to emulate Fourst...Read More
With a record spring meet opening-day crowd of 24,734 on hand, Nordic Truce delivered a spectacular performance in winning the Transylvania Stakes (G3) in stakes-record time on Friday at Keeneland Race Course.Read More
Normally, I wait until Friday's blog post to offer a handicapping segment on a race (or races) of the week. However, I am just so darned excited that Keeneland will be opening up tomorrow for their spring season that I have decided to double dip this week and offer you a Race Of The Day...Read More
Keeneland opens its spring meeting on Friday and will present 15 days of world-class Thoroughbred racing featuring some of the nation's richest purses, leading trainers and jockeys, and an exciting schedule of special events...Read More
Mott said Stormalory likely could run back in the May 1 American Turf on the Kentucky Oaks undercard at Churchill Downs. Amid gloomy skies and mid-40-degree temperatures, Florentino shrugged off his closest pursuer, Orthodox, when turning for home with ...Read More

Race Results & Past Performances

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View DetailsView Video04/06/12Kee91 1/16 mT03 MTransylvania-G3Silver MaxTravel AdvisoryState of Play1:41.81
View DetailsView Video04/08/11Kee91 1/16 mT03 MTransylvania-G3Air SupportGreat MillsAdirondack Summer1:41.99
View DetailsView Video04/02/10Kee91 1/16 mT03 MTransylvania-G3Nordic TruceStrike the TigerGuys Reward1:41.31
View Details04/03/09Kee91 1/16 mT03 MTransylvania-G3StormalorySmart BidFlorentino1:45.73