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Dallas Keen is the fourth all time leading trainer in the history of Lone Star Park with over 200 wins and has won numerous stakes races since the track opened in 1997. Dallas has been the leading trainer twice in the last nine racing seasons and has produced consistent win percentages all over the country for many years.
Although Dallas Keen does not get the headlines of an Asmussen or Calhoun, statistically he is near their equal, boasting a 6-year win percentage of 23 percent. His overall win rate with horses returning from a layoff of 90 days or greater is a very strong 26%, and his route-to-sprint horses are 16 for 47 (33%). Keen does not start many 2-year olds, but his 5 for 12 record is better than a 40% win rate.
Along with his outstanding win percentages, Dallas Keen has been well known for his ability to claim horses and move them up in class. Some move up to become allowance horses, but others have even become stakes horses.
In 2004 Dallas Keen trained Yessirgeneralsir. Dallas is still the only trainer in the history of Lone Star Park to sweep all three awards for the meet with the same horse. Yessirgeneralsir was Texas Bred of the Meet, Older Male of the Meet, and Horse of the Meet. Yessirgeneralsir was also honored with Texas Bred of the Year at the annual TTA Conference.
Some of Dallas Keen's many accomplishments include winning the 1999 Arkansas Derby, 2000 New Orleans Handicap, The Tenacious Handicap, The Whirlaway Handicap, The Diplomat Way, The Sam Houston Sprint Handicap, and the Maxim Gold Cup twice just to name a few.
The best time to reach Dallas Keen to discuss a training program for your thoroughbred horses is after training hours which end at 10 am. You can phone him at (817) 528-6655 seven days a week or reach him by email at dallaskeen@hotmail.com .
wins a $47,000 Allowance Race for owners Jack Randall and Tom Clark
Thanks to everyone for a Great Meet at LAD
Congratulations to all the Keen Stable Owners on a great meet at Louisiana Downs, including team Sofer/Randall with THREE IN A ROW WINNER ICY KITTEN and to Ace Thoroughbreds with multiple stake winner HOTLANTIC.
6-11-09 Hotlantic owned by Ace Thoroughbreds wins the Top Corsage Stakes
6-21-09 Icy Kitten owned by Roger Sofer and Jack Randall
7-9-09 Majestic Commander owned by James and Ywachetta Driver
7-10-09 Y's Beau owned by Roger Sofer breaks his maiden
7-11-09 Icy Kitten owned by Roger Sofer and Jack Randall, 2 wins in a row
7-30-09 Strong Deal owned by Womack Racing breaks maiden in first start
8-7-09 Diamante De Oro owned by Clayton A Walker
8-7-09 Icy Kitten owned by Roger Sofer and Jack Randall
8-30-09 Meaux Speed owned by Ian Yarnot
10-2-09 Kutter Creek owned by Guy Durham
HOTLANTIC
Wins The Irving Distaff and runs a 103 BEYER!!!
and 7 weeks later wins The Top Coursage at Louisiana Downs
The excitement of winning their first stakes race wasn't even over yet for Ace Thoroughbreds before HOTLANTIC was in the winners circle again for her second stakes win in 7 weeks
Watch HOTLANTIC win THE IRVING DISTAFF beating multiple stakes winners EVERLASTING BEAUTY and LOVE TO TELL.
FROM GATE TO WIRE, JOCKEY JOSE FIGUEROA NEVER LOOKED BACK. HOTLANTIC RAN FRACTIONS OF 23.28, 45.86, 109.06, AND FINISHED THE 7 1/2 FURLONG TURF RACE JUST OFF THE TRACK RECORD IN 1:28.10 THAT RANKS HER BEYER 6TH NATIONALLY, 2ND BEST FILLY/MARE BEYER IN THE COUNTRY
Turf: all distances through 04/27/2009
HORSE
TRK
DATE
DIST
BEYER FIGURE
Ferneley (IRE)
GG
03 Apr
1M
106
Free Fighter
FG
08 Mar
1 1/16M
104
Gio Ponti
SA
07 Mar
1M
104
Kip Deville
GP
01 Feb
1 1/8M
104
Ventura (f)
SA
07 Mar
1M
104
Hotlantic (f)
LS
25 Apr
7 1/2F
103
Court Vision
GP
01 Feb
1 1/8M
102
Desert Code
SA
15 Feb
6 1/2F
102
Dixie Chatter
SA
07 Mar
1M
102
Just as Well
GP
01 Feb
1 1/8M
102
DONNA KEEN GIVES BRAD AND LISA EPSTEIN'S SON CONNER A HIGH FIVE IN THE WINNERS CIRCLE AFTER HOTLANTIC'S IMPRESSIVE VICTORY IN THE IRVING DISTAFF
LOOK FOR HOTLANTIC TO MAKE HER NEXT APPEARANCE IN THE 2009 GRADE III OUIJA BOARD DISTAFF FILLIES AND MARES 1 MILE ON THE TURF
CONNER EPSTEIN
KING DAN
KING DAN
From hopeless to Graded stakes placed, KING DAN has come a long way in the Dallas Keen stable.
KING DAN, named after late bloodstock agent Dan Mallory, was diagnosed with OCD's in both stifles as a two year old. The veterinarians first thoughts were he would never be a successful racehorse but KING DAN's owners decided on surgery for the colt. After a lengthy lay off he was sent to Dallas Keen to condition for racing. KING DAN has now defeated horses like RECAPTURETHEGLORY and HALO NAJIB. The hard work definitely paid off and after running a tremendous second to JONESBORO in the TEXAS MILE. He has now earned more than $100,000 in 2009.
Dallas and Dave Hooper, the Executive Director of the Texas Thoroughbred Association, host a group of visitors at Lone Star Parks barn area. Dallas and Dave lectured on what it takes to train a racehorse and how someone could get started in the racing business.
and jockey Robby Albarado win for owners Jack Randall and the Keen's
200TH LONE STAR PARK WIN
Keen Wins No. 200 at Lone Star
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (Saturday, June 17, 2006) – Trainer Dallas Keen became the fourth trainer in history to win 200 races at Lone Star Park when Morethanamouthful debuted a winner in Saturday's sixth race.
The 49-year-old native of Sterling, Colo. – Lone Star’s leading trainer in 1997 and ’98 – joined the likes of Steve Asmussen, Cole Norman and Bret Calhoun.
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