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Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Museum

Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by in Places to visit

Churchill Downs and the Kentucky Derby Museum

Louisville, Churchill Downs racingLocated at Gate 1 of historic Churchill Downs, the Museum presents the traditions and excitement of the “greatest two minutes in sports.” Highlights include 2 floors of interactive, horse racing-related exhibits, a 360-degree high-definition video presentation and a walking tour of Churchill Downs. On the first Saturday in May, the sports world’s spotlight shines on Churchill Downs for the Kentucky Derby, known as the “Greatest Two Minutes in Sports.”

Horsing Around

Posted on 12. Oct, 2009 by in Featured

Horsing Around

HORSING AROUND

Horses in the Bluegrass regionKentucky means horses! It hosts the “greatest two minutes in sport” – the fabled Kentucky Derby – when, each May 170,000 people don their finest clobber and flock to Churchill Down’s racecourse in Louisville to watch young throughbreds battle it out. (Even the Queen popped over for a flutter in 2007). Tickets are like gold dust but don’t fret, we can sort you some nuggets, we mean tickets, for the refined enclosure or the madness of the Inside Track.

If you can’t visit in May, no bother; Keeneland racetrack hosts races from April to October. And if the racecourse isn’t your thing, then visit a stud or horse farm. Lexington is the “horseracing capital of the world” with 450 horse farms and studs dotting the rolling bluegrass landscape. Take a guided tour on a farm or get up in the saddle and learn to ride.

For longer gallops, take a horse ride – guided or otherwise – through Kentucky’s sprawling national parks, all on mapped-out bridalways.

It’s all here, you just need to know when to say “giddy-up” and when to say “whoah”.

In September 2010, Kentucky will host the World Equestrian Games the largest ever sporting event held in the US. The Games are held every four years and are comprised of world championships in eight equestrian sports including Dressage, Driving, Endurance, Eventing, Jumping, Para Dressage, Reining and Vaulting.

Did you know?
The Kentucky Horse Park features as many as 53 different breeds of horses.