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A Summit of Presidential Proportions At Keeneland Friday

By Alan Lytle

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Lexington, KY – A summit of presidential proportions is taking place Friday morning at Keeneland. Former track president Bill Greely will join with current president Nick Nicholson, plus retiring UK President Lee Todd, and retiring Makers Mark President Bill Samuels to autograph special bottles of the bourbon commemorating Keeneland's 75th Anniversary.

"We've been able to loosen up some of the restrictions. Folks will be able to gather at Keeneland, those that would like to be able to spend the night like we have for years and years. And we're going to sign starting about 6:15 in the morning", Samuels said.

The bottles went on sale statewide last week. Proceeds benefit the Lee T. and Patsy Todd Music Outreach Program at the University of Kentucky Symphony Orchestra. Symphony Director John Nardolillo says the endowment is also expected to get a major boost from a history-making concert with the Boston Pops later this fall at Rupp Arena.

"Tickets to the Boston Pops go on sale on April 15th and that's going to be a big deal. It's the first ever side by side concert that the Boston Pops has ever done. It's going to be a member of the Boston Pops sitting along side a member of the UK Orchestra and it's just going to be tremendous for our students and our audience. And every ticket sold, the proceeds go into this endowment."

The concert will take place on October 15th. The exact 75th anniversary of the first-ever race at Keeneland.