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Keeneland’s College Scholarship Day April 7 includes $10,000 prize

Sarah Gossett, University of Kentucky student, won the $10,000 scholarship last year.
Sarah Gossett, a University of Kentucky student, won the $10,000 scholarship last year.

10 $1,000 scholarships also available

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 31, 2017) — For the second consecutive year, Jim and Linda McIngvale, owners of champion and Keeneland sales graduate Runhappy, will give away a $10,000 college scholarship during Keeneland’s College Scholarship Day on April 7, during opening day of the 2017 Spring Meet.

The Runhappy Scholarship will be awarded via random drawing after the 8th race post parade.

College students have the opportunity to register to win one of ten $1,000 scholarships awarded following each of the day’s races. Admission is free to students with a college ID.

The first 2,000 students to register will receive a Keeneland College Scholarship Day T-shirt courtesy of Coca-Cola or a Southern Proper hat. Students will be able to enjoy music, free snacks and prize drawings in Keeneland’s College Zone in the North Terrace.

Students can pre-register online at www.keeneland.com/csd. Pre-registration ends April 6. at 11:59 p.m. On April 7, on-site registration begins at 11 a.m. Post time for the first race is 1:05 p.m.