Project Echelon Racing swept the podium in the men's criterium at the US Pro Road Championships last May, with Bassett leading the way on the final laps to secure a long-evasive national title. "I've ...

"Racing has been lucky to have him, because Ted would have been successful in any dimension of life he chose," said Charles Cella, his lifelong friend, in 2006. Bassett took particular joy in ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - The horse racing community is remembering racing icon and former Keeneland president Ted Bassett. The man credited for leading Keeneland through historic expansion passed ...

Longtime Kentucky horseman James E. “Ted” Bassett III, known internationally as an ambassador for the state and the industry, died Jan. 23 at the age of 103 at his home in Lexington.

chairman of the World Racing Championships and president of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations. Bassett is credited with helping raise $2.7 million to save the Calumet Farm Trophy Collection ...

Wootton Bassett was in vogue at Karaka on Sunday, with two of the top lots in the opening session of New Zealand Bloodstock’s National Yearling Sale sired by the Coolmore stallion. Just six lots in, a ...

Services have been set for James E. “Ted” Bassett, who passed away Thursday at the age of 103. Visitation will be held Monday, January 27, from 3 to 7 p.m. in the Keeneland Clubhouse, 4201 Versailles ...

In 2019, Bassett was selected for induction into the racing Hall of Fame, being honored for his contributions to Thoroughbred racing at a national level. The release read that Bassett loved the ...

Wootton Bassett fever hit Karaka early on the first day of the New Zealand Bloodstock National Yearling Sale with two colts by the sire selling for a combined figure of NZ$1,325,000. The rush to buy ...