Kentucky bred Thoroughbred mares increased 7.2 percent this year
Number of Thoroughbred mares bred in Kentucky rose by 7.2 percent in 2014 by Janet Patton, 10.22.14, Kentucky.com Thoroughbred breeding in Kentucky rebounded further this year: The number of mares bred...
View ArticleTop of Keeneland Sale Running Strong
Keeneland November sale: Top end strong, but some gaps in quality By Alicia Wincze Hughes, 11.04.14, Kentucky.com At its peak, the opening day of the Keeneland November Breeding Stock Sale on Tuesday...
View ArticleGrowth Expected for Keeneland January Sale
Keeneland January sale expected to keep pace with steadily growing market by Alicia Wincze Hughes, 1.11.15, Kentucky.com Breeding stock sales in the Thoroughbred industry are an inherent mixed bag,...
View ArticleThoroughbred Trail to Launch Soon
We want to congratulate Anne Sabatino Hardy on her appointment as the Executive Director of Horse Country! We’re proud to support this incredible project. Horse farm owners, tourism officials work...
View ArticleHorse Country Will Allow Visitors to Experience our Signature Equine Industry
Thoroughbred industry’s winning idea Editorial, 1.21.15, Kentucky.com For too long Central Kentucky’s horse farms have been alluring but inaccessible. Like a gorgeous shop window with the store behind...
View ArticleKY Thoroughbred Breeder’s Incentive Fund Releases more than $10 million in...
$10 million in incentives awarded to Kentucky Thoroughbred breeders by Janet Patton, 2.18.15, Kentucky.com The Kentucky Thoroughbred Breeders’ Incentive Fund announced Wednesday that more than $10...
View ArticleKY Gives Breeders’ Cup Tax Breaks
Tax break makes Kentucky more attractive for future Breeders’ Cup events, official says by Jack Brammer, 3.17.15, Kentucky.com FRANKFORT — Kentucky lawmakers’ decision to give Keeneland a tax break for...
View ArticleKeeneland Moving Simulcasting to Red Mile
Keeneland moving simulcasting to Red Mile by Janet Patton, 5.6.15, Kentucky.com The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has approved a plan by Keeneland to move its simulcasting — betting on live horse...
View ArticleKickoff for Breeders’ Cup Festival Showcases Cultural Events
Breeders’ Cup Festival Week kickoff highlights plans to roll out cultural red carpet by Saraya Brewer, 6.8.15, BizLex.com Fresh off the first Triple Crown win in more than a generation, leaders of a...
View ArticleRed Mile Renovations Continue
Renovations to Red Mile’s gambling parlor progressing while major racing events near by Janet Patton, 6.10.15, Kentucky.com In less than four weeks, people will be sitting in the grandstand at The Red...
View ArticleKentucky’s 2015 Foal Crop Largest Since 2010
Kentucky foal crop up almost 7 percent; biggest since 2010 by Janet Patton, 9.17.15, Kentucky.com Kentucky’s Thoroughbred foal crop is up almost 7 percent, to 11,853 reported live foals so far,...
View ArticleOfficials Hope Red Mile’s New Gambling Parlor Will Save Track
Red Mile’s new gambling parlor opens; officials hope it will save the track by Janet Patton, 9.17.15, Kentucky.com With a few snips of a red ribbon, the gambling parlor at Red Mile, dubbed the...
View ArticleTom Martin Interviews Horse Country Director
We are a proud supporter of Horse Country, a recently established non-profit that connects people to our equine heritage through unique tourism experiences. Non-profit seeks to promote and sell the...
View ArticleJanuary Keeneland Sale Bears Positive Signs for Equine Industry
Keeneland January sales exceeded $35M Staff Report, 1.15.16, LaneReport.com LEXINGTON, Ky. (Jan. 15, 2016) — Keeneland’s January Horses of All Ages Sale concluded today with returns mirroring the trend...
View ArticleLexington’s Horse-Racing Linked to Urban Growth Boundary
The unlikely relationship between Kentucky’s horse-racing tradition and Urban Growth Boundaries by David Heyburn, 08.03.16, usgbc.org As Metro Louisville begins the process to update its Comprehensive...
View ArticleKeeneland Teaches 5th Graders about Equine Industry
Keeneland tours teach 5th-graders about Kentucky’s Thoroughbred industry Staff Report, 8.25.26, Kentucky.com Keeneland this week is hosting 2,800 fifth-graders from 31 area public and private schools...
View ArticleEconomic Impact of Equestrian Facilities
Equestrian Facilities, Economic Impact by Esther Zunker, 08.04.16, LaneReport.com If you live among the rolling hills of Lexington and its surrounding areas, you may have heard some facts and figures...
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Rural Community Actively Supports Responsible Public Access to Farms
Fayette County Horse | Photo by Jeff Rogers | www.jeffrogers.com Horse farms mix business and tourism by John Phillips, 4.29.13, Kentucky.com Most horse farm owners love what they do and where they do...
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