Keeneland app offers live streaming, tool on how to read programs

Opening day is Friday

LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 1, 2015) — Keeneland has added live streaming to its Race Day app and a new interactive online fan education tool explaining how to read the race-day programs.

The Spring Meet runs from Friday through April 24, with live racing Wednesday through Sunday. Gates open at 11 a.m., post time for the first race is 1:05 p.m. except April 4, and April 11, when first post is 12:35 p.m. Keeneland is closed on Easter Sunday.

New features for the Spring Meet include:

• Live streaming video of Keeneland races.
• Track Pack coupon, an app exclusive, which enables users to receive free general admission on Wednesdays and Thursdays. For $10, purchase a reserved Grandstand seat and program and receive a Keeneland hat – a value of $28.
• Real-time handicapper picks from @keenelandracing. Tweets appear at the bottom of the corresponding race.
• Results and next-race updates available in the notification center and via push notifications for anyone who opts in.
• Biographies of Keeneland trainers and jockeys.
• Logo indicating whether a horse is a Keeneland sales graduate.
• Live chats with Jeremy Plonk of Horse Player NOW giving selections and answering handicapping questions.