How has Polytrack performed for Keeneland?
NN:?Data are somewhat limited because the industry in the past never kept good records. Horses dying is a horrible subject and not the kind of statistics the industry wanted to talk about, so the records weren’t very well kept. Part of the commitment to safety is a commitment to transparency and honesty in record keeping. Given that caveat, there is no question the last three years have been the safest in Keeneland’s history. We’ve had three straight April race meets without a fatality, and that’s unprecedented. Keeneland is very proud of Polytrack’s record. It’s like any other safety issue in progress; you never ever declare a final victory. EL:?What about the Keeneland Library? NN:?Keeneland’s library started in 1939, and it had grown to the point when I got here that periodicals, books and historical relics were literally stored all over Keeneland’s acreage including some in the barns on Keeneland’s grounds. The library building allowed Keeneland for the first time in modern history
