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    Secretariat’s Grave

    By Leslie Guttman on Jul. 10, 2020

    THAT HORSE HAS HEART. Thoroughbred owners, trainers and jockeys, and anyone else connected to…

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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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    A Horse is a Horse

    By Kristin Luna on Jul. 10, 2020

    “I personally like the experience of seeing all those people packed in like sardines, cheering for…

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    A Family Tradition

    By VisitLEX on Jul. 10, 2020

    In the 1930s, the city that would eventually become known as the Horse Capital of the World was…

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