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    Category: Horses

    Fall

    Fall Guide to Lexington

    By VisitLEX on Sep. 10, 2024

    Fall looks good on the Bluegrass. Really good. While other destinations lose a bit of their luster…

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    Secretariat’s Grave

    By VisitLEX on Jul. 17, 2023

    Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989), also known as Big Red, was one of the most prolific…

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    The Horse Country Guide

    By Hallie Hardy on Feb. 27, 2023

    There is much to be discovered in the rolling hills of Kentucky’s Horse Country, which has been…

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    Horse Breeding 101

    By VisitLEX on Mar. 07, 2022

    Since 1775, horses have been part of the culture in Lexington and central Kentucky. The rolling…

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    The Magic of Keeneland

    By Josh Johnson on Jul. 10, 2020

    Whenever someone talks about visiting Kentucky for horse racing, I implore them to visit Keeneland…

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    The Language of Winning

    By Melissa Corbin on Jul. 10, 2020

    To “get a leg up” is when a Thoroughbred’s groom boosts a jockey up upon his horse. Because the…

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    The Guide to Essential Equine Experiences

    By VisitLEX on Jul. 10, 2020

    Get acquainted with Horse Country and learn what makes Lexington the Horse Capital of the World…

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    Lexington’s Equine History

    By VisitLEX on Jul. 10, 2020

    Welcome to Lexington: the Horse Capital of the World. Drive in any direction and before you know it…

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    Kentucky Derby Traditions in the Bluegrass

    By VisitLEX on Jul. 10, 2020

    Louisville has the race, but Lexington is the place where Derby dreams are born--and where Derby…

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    Have a Field Day

    By VisitLEX on Jul. 10, 2020

    Price Bell is a sixth-generation horseman at Mill Ridge Farm. His family has owned Mill Ridge since…

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    Genuine Reward

    By Leslie Guttman on Jul. 10, 2020

    POST UPDATE: Genuine Reward was euthanized at Old Friends, the Thoroughbred Retirement facility in…

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    Cynthia Bohn’s Horse Country Picks

    By Dr. Cynthia Bohn on Jul. 10, 2020

    The hills of Horse Country are chalk full of fast horses, beautiful landscapes, legendary stud farms…

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