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HORSES, HORSES Aslan, shown in the photo above (which doesn't show all of his rider), is part of the Breeds Barn group at the Kentucky Horse Park.

He's also one of the oldest and most rare breeds of ...

On January 28, Lexington native James Lane Allen was inducted into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame. A prolific author of short stories and novels, Allen penned nearly twenty books, most of which ...

Lexington attorney Joshua Soule Smith, who held a number of prominent positions in town during the early 1900s, is best known for writing a flowery tribute to his favorite drink, the mint ...

HORSES, HORSES This fine portrait of John Henry, with jockeyChris McCarron, was taken by California equine photographerKatey Barrett.

It's part of a wonderful exhibit of Barrett's Thoroughbredracing ...

Nealry 900,000 people visited the Kentucky Bourbon Trail and the Kentucky Bourbon Trail Craft Tour in 2015 - an all-time record attendance.

With more distilleries, both big and small, included in the ...

Lexington resident Henry Clay, Kentucky's greatest nineteenth century statesman, was known as the "Great Compromiser." Although Clay proudly wore the mantle of compromise as a politician, ...

HORSES, HORSES The Keeneland Library has a fine exhibit of KateyBarrett's extraordinary Thoroughbred racing photographs.

Titled "Into the Light," this exhibit has been extended so that morepeople can ...

The Mary Todd Lincoln House, a historic house museum located in downtown Lexington, has announced their "Best New Artifact of 2015."

That artifact is a Bible that belonged to Elodie Todd Dawson, Mary ...

Just west of the Lexington Center and Rupp Arena is Lexington's Distillery District. Started in the 1800s as the city's industrial birthplace, today it offers a unique mix of live music, arts and ...

HORSES, HORSES Happy New Year to everyone who loves horses! The handsomeThoroughbred stallion in the photo is Pioneerof the Nile, the sire of the 2015Triple Crown winner American Pharoah.

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