Equine

Come Tour the Horse Capital of The World!

Lexington, KY is known worldwide as the horse capital. Visit here and you will soon see why. Come take advantage of the great opportunities to tour area horse farms and learn more about the equine industry. Visit the www.horsecapitaltours.com to learn more and book your tour today!

The Kentucky Horse Park

Located four miles from the hotel. Visit their website at www.kyhorsepark.com. This beautiful park features various equine events throughout the year, such as:

April 11—14 KY Spring Premier Saddlebred Show
April 25—28 Rolex KY 3 Day Event
May 8—19 KY Spring Hunter/Jumper
May 24-26 KY Inv. High School Rodeo
June 5—16 Country Heir Horse Show
June 21-23 MidSouth Pony Club Rally
June 26-30 Silverama Arabian Championship
July 17—21 USEF/American Vaulting Association National Championship
July 24—August 4 - KY Summer Horse Show
August 7—11 USEF Pony Finals
September 10—15 Rocky Mountain Horse Show

The horse park also has activities for those visiting the area that include,

Horse drawn tours
Hall of Champions Show
Parade of Breeds Presentation
Shop talk with the farrier
Mare and Foal Show
The American Saddlebred Museum

Keeneland Race Track

Located nine miles from the hotel. Now in it's 75^th year of service, Keeneland continues to be the leader in the world of thoroughbred racing and sales. Racing occurs twice a year in April and October. The track runs Wednesday through Sunday, closed on Mondays and Tuesdays and on Easter Sunday. Visit their website at www.keeneland.com.

April 5—26 Spring Meet
October 4—26 Fall Meet
April 8 Two year olds in training sale
September 9—20 Yearling Horse Sales
November 5- 15 Breeding Stock Sales

Red Mile Harness Track

Located six miles from the hotel. Known for its red clay, one-mile track, the Red Mile is the second oldest harness track in the world. For over 130 years, harness racing's elite have converged on the Red Mile to stage some of the greatest equine battles in history. The Red Mile Standardbred Meet is August 4 – October 6. Visit their website at www.theredmile.com.