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Keeneland set a new all-sources wagering record for its just-concluded spring meet.
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Historic Lexington racetrack Keeneland is rescheduling its first races of its spring meet in the face of severe weather.
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    Eastern Standard launches "The First Kentuckians", a new series on Indigenous life in what became The Commonwealth of Kentucky.
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    President Trump’s use of his presidential powers to retaliate against certain law firms has sent a chill throughout the legal profession, threatening not just the ability of lawyers to do their jobs but also the ability of private citizens to hire lawyers to represent them.
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