Keeneland hosts Pink Day in conjunction with Jane Beshear’s Horses and Hope program.
Wear pink and help us promote breast cancer awareness while we raise money for this worthy cause. Prior to the races, Jane Beshear and the Kentucky Cancer Program will host a survivor’s lunch in Keeneland’s Entertainment Center and Keene Barn. Survivors and guests will enjoy a delicious meal and fashion show sponsored by Miss Priss Prom and Pageant Store, Two Chicks and Company and The Spa at Griffin Gate. Horses and Hope is pleased to welcome Deputy Commissioner Heather French Henry who will recognize veterans and Miss Kentucky who will present a medical tribute to survivors. After the program, guests will take a shuttle to reserved seating in Keeneland’s Grandstand. The afternoon also features a Horses and Hope race honoring breast cancer survivors and a commemorative photo.
Horses and Hopesm is a project of former First Lady Jane Beshear and the Kentucky Cancer Program, University of Louisville, with the support of the Pink Stable, a committee of Kentucky horse owners, riders, trainers, farm owners, jockeys, and others. The original mission was to increase breast cancer awareness, education, screening and treatment referral among Kentucky’s signature horse industry workers and their families, many of whom are uninsured and underserved. Special events were also held throughout the Beshear administration to honor breast cancer survivors and to raise funds for Horses and Hopesm. Today, Horses and Hopesm has been expanded to offer prevention and early detection programs for seven different cancers. For more information, contact Kentucky Cancer Program at 1-877-326-1134 or e-mail.
