query: The Kentucky Horse Park is close to which American city?

title: Kentucky Horse Park

text: indoor stadium and additional exhibition space, costing $28 million, would be financed with 20-year bonds. The roadway improvements, at $10.3 million within the park would come from the state highway fund. The resort hotel would be constructed and financed without state funds. Although the park is owned by the state government, it is administered separately from the state park system. Kentucky Horse Park Arboretum Kentucky Horse Park Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm and an educational theme park opened in 1978 in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located off Kentucky State Highway 1973 (Iron Works Pike) and Interstate 75,

title: Kentucky Horse Park

text: Kentucky Horse Park Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm and an educational theme park opened in 1978 in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located off Kentucky State Highway 1973 (Iron Works Pike) and Interstate 75, at Exit 120, in northern Fayette County in the United States. The equestrian facility is a park dedicated to "man's relationship with the horse." Open to the public, the park has a twice daily Horses of the World Show, showcasing both common and rare horses from around the globe. The horses are ridden in authentic costume. Each year the park is host to a

title: Kentucky Horse Park Arboretum

text: Approximately half are native to Kentucky; the others are indigenous to Europe and Asia. Markers identify the trees by both common and scientific names. Kentucky Horse Park Arboretum The Kentucky Horse Park Arboretum is a newly certified arboretum located on the grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, Kentucky, United States. An admission fee is charged for the Horse Park. Guided tours of the arboretum are given at 3:00 p.m. on the last Sunday of each month, but self-guided tours may be taken at any time. Although the formal arboretum was established in 2004, many of

title: Kentucky Horse Park Arboretum

text: Kentucky Horse Park Arboretum The Kentucky Horse Park Arboretum is a newly certified arboretum located on the grounds of the Kentucky Horse Park, 4089 Iron Works Parkway, Lexington, Kentucky, United States. An admission fee is charged for the Horse Park. Guided tours of the arboretum are given at 3:00 p.m. on the last Sunday of each month, but self-guided tours may be taken at any time. Although the formal arboretum was established in 2004, many of its trees were by then well-established, with some dating to the 18th century. It now contains more than 1,000 trees representing over 75 species.

title: Kentucky Horse Park

text: level; the arena concourse, with square feet of space, overlooks the arena floor and contains six concession stands. There are also two box offices at the arena. The Kentucky Horse Park hosts diverse educational events and competitions. Past examples include: Also, in 2015 the park became the new home of the Ichthus Music Festival, a major Christian music festival originally held in nearby Wilmore until its temporary demise following its 2012 edition. For a constantly up-to-date list of all park events, see the Kentucky Horse Park website. On December 6, 2005, it was announced that Lexington and the Kentucky Horse

title: American Saddlebred Horse Association

text: American Saddlebred Horse Association The American Saddlebred Horse Association (abbreviated ASHA) is the oldest horse breed registry for an American breed in the United States. It was founded in 1891 and is headquartered at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. The American Saddlebred Horse Association was formed in 1891 as the National Saddle Horse Breeders' Association, making it the first single breed horse association in the United States. General John B. Castleman was the first president. It was originally located in Louisville, Kentucky, and all horses had to perform five gaits in order to be issued registration papers. In

title: Road to the Horse

text: Texas and Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Road to the Horse Road to the Horse is an annual colt-starting competition held at the Alltech Arena in the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Three trainers are invited to choose a colt from a remuda of untouched three-year old Quarter Horses provided by the American Quarter Horse Association. They then have a specified amount of time over three days to gently get a saddle and tack on the colt and ride it. Road to the Horse is owned and produced by Tootie Bland. In the past the competition has been held in the Cowtown

title: Road to the Horse

text: Road to the Horse Road to the Horse is an annual colt-starting competition held at the Alltech Arena in the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Three trainers are invited to choose a colt from a remuda of untouched three-year old Quarter Horses provided by the American Quarter Horse Association. They then have a specified amount of time over three days to gently get a saddle and tack on the colt and ride it. Road to the Horse is owned and produced by Tootie Bland. In the past the competition has been held in the Cowtown Coliseum in Fort Worth,

title: Lexington, Kentucky

text: competitions in the world, and is held immediately before the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville. In September and October 2010, Lexington hosted the World Equestrian Games, the first time the games were held outside of Europe. Since October/November 2011, the Kentucky Horse Park has hosted the National Horse Show. Lexington has over 100 parks ranging in size from the Smith Street Park to the Masterson Station Park. Among those parks are: The city is home to Raven Run Nature Sanctuary, a nature preserve along the Kentucky River Palisades. Its of back-country hiking trails range from wheelchair-accessible paved trails

title: Lexington, Kentucky

text: live harness races, in which horses pull two-wheeled carts called sulkies. The two tracks announced a partnership in 2014. The Kentucky Horse Park, located along scenic Iron Works Pike in northern Fayette County, is a comparative latecomer to Lexington, opening in 1978. Although commonly known as a tourist attraction and museum, it is also a working horse farm with a farrier and famous retired horses such as 2003 Kentucky Derby winner Funny Cide. Since its opening in April 1978, the Kentucky Horse Park has hosted the Rolex Kentucky Three Day Event, which is one of the top-three annual equestrian eventing

title: Kentucky (horse)

text: Kentucky (horse) Kentucky (1861–1875), was a successful American Thoroughbred racehorse who won 21 of his 23 starts, including 20 consecutive wins. Kentucky was sired by Lexington, who sired three colts in 1861 (out of Glencoe mares) and each of whom become one of the best race horses in America – Norfolk, Asteroid and Kentucky. Norfolk and Asteroid went undefeated throughout their racing careers, and one of the few horses who ever defeated Kentucky was Norfolk. Kentucky's dam was Magnolia, by the imported British champion Glencoe; Glencoe stood at John Harper's Nantura Stock Farm in Kentucky. His sire line traced back

title: Lakeside Park, Kentucky

text: Lakeside Park, Kentucky Lakeside Park is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 2,668. The area that is now Lakeside Park was part of a farm granted to John Leathers in 1785. During the Civil War, the Covington and Lexington Turnpike which passes through town was guarded by forts. Lakeside Park was incorporated in 1930. The first subdivisions were championed by Kenton County commissioner Paul Hesser, who also pushed for incorporation. It was strategically placed next to the Covington and Lexington Turnpike

title: Kentucky (horse)

text: Nursery Stud, where he sired the champion filly Woodbine (1869). He also produced the stakes winners Bertram (colt 1873), Elastic (filly 1871), Beatrice, Medora and Dublin. He died at Nursery Stud in April 1875 – the same year his sire Lexington (the "Blind Hero of Woodburn") died. Kentucky was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1983. Kentucky (horse) Kentucky (1861–1875), was a successful American Thoroughbred racehorse who won 21 of his 23 starts, including 20 consecutive wins. Kentucky was sired by Lexington, who sired three colts in 1861 (out of Glencoe mares) and each

title: Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show

text: cancelled due to World War II. The World's Grand Championships were first held in a modern sense in 1914. It is one of the three horse shows that compose the Saddlebred "Triple Crown," in addition to the Lexington Junior League Horse Show in Lexington, Kentucky, and the American Royal in Kansas City, Missouri. The schedule always ends on a Saturday night with the Five-Gaited World's Grand Championship, which carries prize money of $100,000. In 1953, the stallion Wing Commander, trained by Earl Teater became the first Saddlebred to ever win six World's Grand Championship titles, all in the five-gaited division.

title: Kentucky Three-Day Event

text: held in Burghley, England. This gave the United States the right to hold the next World Championships four years later, in 1978. The Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky was due to open around the same time, and plans were made to hold the World Championships there. Equestrian Events, Inc. (EEI) was formed to as a non-profit organization to help plan the competition and raise public awareness. The first horse trials at the Kentucky Horse Park was held in 1976, to prepare. In 1977, the National Pony Club Rally and the North American Junior Three-Day Event Championships were also held

title: The Soul of a Horse

text: logo with his permission. Vehicle registration plates of Kentucky The Soul of a Horse The Soul of a Horse (Mare With Foal) was an award-winning 1963 photo taken by the German photojournalist and "Stern" magazine staffer Peter Thomann. In the mid-1970s the Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington opened to the public, using a logo based on the photograph. The icon of the dark colored mare and a light colored foal in mid-run was used to create the Kentucky Horse Park specialty license plate. In the late 1990s, Thomann sued, and the icon was removed from the license plate. The horse

title: Bardstown (horse)

text: Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida. At age seven, Bardstown set a new Tropical Park track record of 1:40 2/5 for a mile and one sixteenth on dirt while winning the 1959 Orange Bowl Handicap. Bardstown was retired to Calumet Farm in 1960 where he died in 1972. Bardstown (horse) Bardstown (1952–1972) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He was bred and raced by Calumet Farm of Lexington, Kentucky who named him for the city of Bardstown in Nelson County, Kentucky. Due to ankle and hip joint problems, Bardstown, a gelding, did not race until age four but then competed for

title: Too Close to Touch

text: Too Close to Touch Too Close to Touch is an American rock band from Lexington, Kentucky, formed in 2013. Both their debut EP, "Too Close to Touch", and their debut full-length, "Nerve Endings", were released through Epitaph. In an interview with Highlight Magazine, guitarist Mason Marble stated that though the band first started playing together in 2012, he and Drummer, Kenny Downey, had been playing together since 2008. "Kenny and I have been playing together for about seven years now. We just started jamming out in his basement—Improv kind of stuff. Eventually we started getting into constructing songs, which was

title: Kentucky

text: of its pastures due to the fertile soil. One of the major regions in Kentucky is the Bluegrass Region in central Kentucky, which houses two of its major cities, Louisville and Lexington. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park, the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States, and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River. Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, moonshine, coal, the "My Old Kentucky Home" historic national park, automobile manufacturing, tobacco, bluegrass music,

title: The Soul of a Horse

text: The Soul of a Horse The Soul of a Horse (Mare With Foal) was an award-winning 1963 photo taken by the German photojournalist and "Stern" magazine staffer Peter Thomann. In the mid-1970s the Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington opened to the public, using a logo based on the photograph. The icon of the dark colored mare and a light colored foal in mid-run was used to create the Kentucky Horse Park specialty license plate. In the late 1990s, Thomann sued, and the icon was removed from the license plate. The horse park made an agreement with Thomann and kept their

title: Kentucky Proud Park

text: UK sports and the naming rights to all Wildcats venues, and the Kentucky Farm Bureau, an organization promoting the interests of Kentucky farmers best known by the non-farming public for its insurance business. The Farm Bureau chose to donate its naming rights to the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, which uses "Kentucky Proud" as the brand for its marketing program for agricultural products made in the state. Kentucky Proud Park Kentucky Proud Park is a baseball stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. It is the home field of the University of Kentucky Wildcats college baseball team. Opened in 2018, with the Wildcats to

title: Kentucky Proud Park

text: Kentucky Proud Park Kentucky Proud Park is a baseball stadium in Lexington, Kentucky. It is the home field of the University of Kentucky Wildcats college baseball team. Opened in 2018, with the Wildcats to play their first season in the stadium in 2019, it has a permanent capacity of 2,500, with grass berm seating adding more than 1,500 to the total capacity. Temporary seating can be added to bring the capacity to 7,000 for NCAA tournament games. The replacement for Cliff Hagan Stadium, the park received its name in a deal between JMI Sports, which holds the multimedia rights for

title: American Saddlebred

text: Park in Lexington, Kentucky. A decade later, in 1995, the United Saddlebred Association – UK was formed to register Saddlebreds in Great Britain, and acts as the British affiliate of the ASHA. Since the founding of the American registry, almost 250,000 horses have been accepted, with almost 3,000 new foals registered annually. It is the oldest still-functioning breed registry in the US. Most common in the eastern US, the breed is also found throughout North America, Europe, Australia, and in South Africa. Located at the Kentucky Horse Park is the American Saddlebred Museum, which curates a large collection of Saddlebred-related

title: Kentucky Three-Day Event

text: to compare the heart rate between a trained and untrained horse. The results show that trained horses do not have more stress or pain in comparison with untrained horses. However, if evaluated 30 minutes before competition, the trained horse would show less stress. According to this experiment the training method, "Deep and Round", put more stress on the horse. Kentucky Three-Day Event The Kentucky Three Day Event, currently the Land Rover Kentucky Three Day Event due to sponsorship, is an eventing competition held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. Rolex Kentucky is a CCI**** eventing competition. Four stars

title: Kentucky Horse Park

text: resident of the barn in 2011, while Cigar died at the park in 2014. Besides Thoroughbred horses, Standardbred pacing greats such as Staying Together and Western Dreamer, Cam Fella (deceased) and Rambling Willie (deceased), and Standardbred trotting champion Mr. Muscleman have made the Kentucky Horse Park their home, as well as 5-gaited American Saddlebred geldings CH Gypsy Supreme, CH Imperator and CH Sky Watch (all deceased). A number of horse sculptures stand in the Kentucky Horse Park, including a Man o' War statue on a pedestal near the entrance, over the horse's grave, which was moved here from Faraway Farm

title: Kentucky Horse Park

text: during the establishment of the park in the 1970s. There is also a life-size statue of the 1973 U.S. Triple Crown winner Secretariat with jockey Ron Turcotte aboard being led by groom Eddie Sweat, sculpted by Jim Reno. From harness racing, there is a statue of Bret Hanover. The Kentucky Horse Park also contains the National Horse Center, headquarters for more than 30 national, regional and state equine organizations and associations including: For a list of all 30+ organizations in one place, with contacts, see the Kentucky Horse Park website. Rolex Stadium is the primary outdoor event venue in the

title: Kentucky Horse Park

text: number of special events and horse shows. Additionally, the park contains the International Museum of the Horse, a Smithsonian Affiliate, which has a permanent collection of horse history and memorabilia, along with a rotating historical collection focused on a particular theme. Past themes include A Gift from the Desert (Arabia), Imperial China, and All the Queen's Horses (Britain). Beginning with the 1979 arrival of Forego, one of the leading handicap horses of the 1970s, the Kentucky Horse Park has been home to some of the world's greatest competition horses, including John Henry, Horse of the Decade for the 1980s and

title: Horse Cave, Kentucky

text: income. Since the 1970s, some factories have relocated to the area, including Dart Container Corporation, T Marzetti Company, and Sister Schubert's Bakery. Tourist attractions include Kentucky Down Under/Kentucky Caverns, Hidden River Cave/American Cave Museum, and the nearby Mammoth Cave National Park. Civil War Days are an annual tourist event, during which time parades down Main Street and reenactments of the Battle of Rowlett's Station between Horse Cave and Munfordville are staged. A local theatre formerly known as the Horse Cave Theatre and/or the Kentucky Repertory Theatre once operated in Horse Cave but is no longer in business. Horse Cave serves

title: Park City, Kentucky

text: Park City, Kentucky Park City is a home rule-class city in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 537 at the 2010 census. It has historically served as a gateway to nearby Mammoth Cave National Park and to Diamond Caverns, a privately owned cave attraction. Park City is part of the Glasgow micropolitan area. In the early 19th century, the site of the present city was the junction of the Louisville and Nashville Pike with spur roads to Glasgow and Bardstown. By 1827, a stagecoach relay station had developed into a settlement with a post office named Three Forks.

title: Kentucky Horse Park

text: the top money-winning Thoroughbred gelding in racing history. With the exception of a few months in 1986, John Henry lived at the park from 1985 until his death in 2007, alongside other racing greats such as Forego and his fellow 1970s champion Bold Forbes, and more recent residents Cigar, voted Horse of the Decade for the 1990s, and Da Hoss, the first horse to win Breeders' Cup races in non-consecutive years. In late 2008, the champions Alysheba and Funny Cide became residents, but Alysheba died at the park in March 2009. 1994 Kentucky Derby winner, Go For Gin, became a

title: Park City, Kentucky

text: a household in the city was $25,313, and the median income for a family was $36,042. Males had a median income of $26,364 versus $17,778 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,888. About 13.1% of families and 15.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 25.6% of those age 65 or over. Park City, Kentucky Park City is a home rule-class city in Barren County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 537 at the 2010 census. It has historically served as a gateway to nearby Mammoth Cave

title: Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area

text: lower level of protection which allows future logging road access to the headwaters of Hedrick Creek. Both the Park and the Protected Area also protect habitat for caribou, moose, black and grizzly bears. Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area is located within the Dezaiko Range of the Canadian Rocky Mountains approximately 160 kilometres northeast of Prince George, British Columbia. Access is on logging roads, followed by unmaintained horse/foot trails. There are no park facilities. It is 702 hectares in size (414 ha Provincial Park and 288 ha Protected Area). Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected

title: Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse

text: the SMHA, was formed to register horses who had more white markings than were allowed by the KMSHA. As of 2011, the KMSHA has over 3,200 members and has registered over 24,000 horses. The majority of the horses are in Kentucky, but the breed is also seen throughout the US, as well as in Canada and a small population in Europe. The KMSHA and SMHA host a joint championship show each year at the Kentucky Horse Park. Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse The Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse is a horse breed from the U.S. state of Kentucky. Developed as an all-around

title: Park City, Kentucky

text: confusion with Glasgow. Park City is located in western Barren County at (37.094181, -86.048309). U.S. Route 31W passes through the center of the city, and Interstate 65 cuts through the northwest corner, with access via Exit 48 (Kentucky Route 255/Mammoth Cave Parkway). The CSX Transportation rail line (former L&N) also passes through the center of the city. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which , or 0.25%, is water. As of the census of 2000, there were 517 people, 237 households, and 142 families residing in the city. The population

title: Horse Cave, Kentucky

text: Horse Cave, Kentucky Horse Cave is a home rule-class city in Hart County, Kentucky, United States. Randall Curry currently serves as mayor of the city and is assisted by a city council that is composed of six members. As of the 2010 census, the population of Horse Cave was 2,311. The town was settled by Major Albert Anderson in the 1840s. The landowner donated land for a Louisville and Nashville Railroad station in 1858 on the provision that it be named after nearby Horse Cave. The community around the station developed quickly, so that a post office was erected in

title: White Horse Close

text: on the Royal Mile, but is often overlooked by visitors to the city who fail to enter the pend which connects it to the Canongate. White Horse Close White Horse Close, or "Whitehorse Close", is an enclosed courtyard off the Canongate at the foot of the Royal Mile at the eastern end of the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was formerly known as "Ord's Close", after Laurence Ord, the putative builder of the 17th-century inn at its northern end. Because of several conversions to its buildings in the past, the close has been described as "so blatantly fake that

title: Horse Cave, Kentucky

text: income for the city was $17,861. About 24.1% of families and 27.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 36.8% of those under age 18 and 22.5% of those age 65 or over. Horse Cave, Kentucky Horse Cave is a home rule-class city in Hart County, Kentucky, United States. Randall Curry currently serves as mayor of the city and is assisted by a city council that is composed of six members. As of the 2010 census, the population of Horse Cave was 2,311. The town was settled by Major Albert Anderson in the 1840s. The landowner donated land

title: Victoria Park (horse)

text: Victoria Park (horse) Victoria Park (1957–1985) was a Canadian Thoroughbred racehorse. He was the first Canadian-bred horse to place in an American Triple Crown race. Victoria Park was a bay horse bred and owned by E. P. Taylor. At age two, the colt won the Clarendon Stakes plus the two richest 2-year-old races in Canada, the Coronation Futurity Stakes and Cup and Saucer Stakes, and was voted Canadian Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt. Victoria Park finished 3rd behind Venetian Way in the 1960 Kentucky Derby. In the Preakness Stakes, he finished 2nd to Bally Ache, whom he had beaten in the Leonard

title: Kentucky Down Under

text: Kentucky Down Under Kentucky Down Under is an Australia-themed animal park located in Horse Cave, Kentucky, United States. In 1990, the park was opened by Bill and Judy Austin to the public. Bill Austin was manager of Mammoth Onyx Cave (which was later renamed Kentucky Caverns), which his grandfather had purchased in the 1920s. Peacocks and other small animals had been added to the park for visitors to enjoy on the surface in-between cave tours. A herd of American bison was added in the 1970s, followed by the Australian animals in 1990, and the park renamed to "Kentucky Down Under".

title: Kentucky Horse Park

text: concession and restroom facilities may be limited for events that require larger capacity; however Rolex Stadium features an 18-by-33-foot Daktronics ProStar LED videoscreen. Alltech Arena is Kentucky Horse Park's -seat indoor arena, expandable to for concerts. The arena floor and championship ring measures 135 feet by 300 feet; in addition in indoor horse shows, Alltech Arena can also be used for indoor football, ice hockey, basketball, circuses, boxing, wrestling, concerts, and other special events. The arena contains nine luxury suites, 222 VIP box seats and a -square-foot club lounge seating up to 80 patrons. The arena floor is below street

title: Kentucky Downs

text: course turns right. It then gradually turns left into the homestretch. Kentucky Downs is one of two tracks in North America to feature a right turn - the other location is the downhill turf course at Santa Anita Park. Kentucky Downs Kentucky Downs is a Thoroughbred horse racing track located on the border between Kentucky and Tennessee, in the city of Franklin, Kentucky, just off Interstate 65. It is unique among American tracks in that it is a European-style course—its surface is all turf (grass) instead of dirt, and it is not oval in shape. In 2009, the Horseplayers Association

title: American Lion (horse)

text: later won the Illinois Derby and came in eleventh in the 2010 Kentucky Derby. American Lion (horse) American Lion is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A foal of 2007 he was a contender in the 2010 Kentucky Derby. However, he did not finish in the money. American Lion is sired by Horse of the Year, Tiznow, who is the only horse to date to win the Breeders' Cup Classic twice. He is out of the mare Storm Tide, a daughter of Storm Cat. He is bred and owned by WinStar Farm. American Lion won three of his first seven starts. His

title: Park Lake, Kentucky

text: Park Lake, Kentucky Park Lake is a neighborhood of the city of Crestwood in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 537 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a separate city. Crestwood annexed Park Lake on May 1, 2006. Park Lake is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of , all land. As of the census of 2000, there were 537 people, 159 households, and 145 families residing in the city. The population density was 5,470.1 people per square mile (2,073.4/km²). There were 161 housing units

title: Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse

text: Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse The Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse is a horse breed from the U.S. state of Kentucky. Developed as an all-around farm and riding horse in eastern Kentucky, it is related to the Tennessee Walking Horse and other gaited breeds. In 1989 the Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse Association (KMSHA) was formed, and in 2002, the subsidiary Spotted Mountain Horse Association (SMHA) was developed to register Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horses with excessive white markings and pinto patterns. Conformation standards are the same for the two groups of horses, with the main difference being the color requirements. The KMSHA studbook

title: Central City, Kentucky

text: Central City, Kentucky Central City is a home rule-class city in Muhlenberg County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 5,978 at the 2010 census. It is also the largest city in the county and the principal community in the Central City Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Muhlenberg County. The site of present-day Central City was originally known as Morehead's Horse Mill after local resident Charles S. Morehead's steam-powered gristmill. A larger community began to develop after the 1870 advent of the Elizabethtown and Paducah Railroad. A post office was constructed the next year in 1871 and

title: Park Lake, Kentucky

text: family was $64,167. Males had a median income of $50,156 versus $31,583 for females. The per capita income for the city was $21,384. None of the families and 0.6% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and none of those over 64. Park Lake, Kentucky Park Lake is a neighborhood of the city of Crestwood in Oldham County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 537 at the 2000 census, at which time it was a separate city. Crestwood annexed Park Lake on May 1, 2006. Park Lake is located at . According to the

title: Watterson Park, Kentucky

text: Watterson Park, Kentucky Watterson Park is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 976 at the 2010 census. Watterson Park is located in central Jefferson County at (38.194819, -85.689506). Interstate 264 runs just north of the city limits, while Newburg Road forms the northeast border and Poplar Level Road (Kentucky Route 864) forms parts of the southwest border. Downtown Louisville is to the northwest. Watterson Park is bordered to the east by West Buechel, and Poplar Hills touches a small length of the southwest boundary. According to the United States Census Bureau, Watterson Park

text: World's Grand Championship winners at the World's Championship Horse Show. Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show The World's Championship Horse Show, held at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds in Louisville, Kentucky, in Freedom Hall, is a large horse show that includes the American Saddlebred, Hackney pony, and Standardbred breeds. It is usually held annually in late August, coinciding with the dates of the Kentucky State Fair and in the middle of the show season for the three breeds. Any horse or rider who wins there earns the title of World's Champion (abbreviation: WC), and a second-place finish is identified with

text: Kentucky State Fair World's Championship Horse Show The World's Championship Horse Show, held at the Kentucky State Fairgrounds in Louisville, Kentucky, in Freedom Hall, is a large horse show that includes the American Saddlebred, Hackney pony, and Standardbred breeds. It is usually held annually in late August, coinciding with the dates of the Kentucky State Fair and in the middle of the show season for the three breeds. Any horse or rider who wins there earns the title of World's Champion (abbreviation: WC), and a second-place finish is identified with a Reserve World's Championship (abbreviation: RWC) title. In addition to

title: Watterson Park, Kentucky

text: age 65 or over. Watterson Park, Kentucky Watterson Park is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 976 at the 2010 census. Watterson Park is located in central Jefferson County at (38.194819, -85.689506). Interstate 264 runs just north of the city limits, while Newburg Road forms the northeast border and Poplar Level Road (Kentucky Route 864) forms parts of the southwest border. Downtown Louisville is to the northwest. Watterson Park is bordered to the east by West Buechel, and Poplar Hills touches a small length of the southwest boundary. According to the United States

title: Turfway Park

text: Turfway Park Turfway Park is an American horse racing track located just outside the city limits to the north of Florence, Kentucky, about south of the Ohio River at Cincinnati. The track conducts live Thoroughbred horse racing during two meets each year—Holiday (December), and Winter/Spring (January to late March/early April)—and offers year-round simulcast wagering from tracks across the continent. In 2009, the Horseplayers Association of North America introduced a rating system for (currently) 62 Thoroughbred racetracks in North America. In 2016, Turfway was ranked #11. Turfway Park opened in Florence, Kentucky, in 1959 as Latonia Race Course. The track is

title: Havre de Grace (horse)

text: Havre de Grace (horse) Havre de Grace (foaled on May 12, 2007, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred Racehorse who was 2011 American Horse of the Year. During her racing career, she was owned by Fox Hill Farms and trained by J. Larry Jones. Her sire is the 2005 American Horse of the Year, Saint Liam. Her dam is the mare Easter Bunnette, a daughter of Carson City. Her name derives from the city and racetrack of Havre de Grace, Maryland. Based at Delaware Park in Stanton, Delaware, Havre de Grace made her career debut under the care of trainer

title: Horse Cave, Kentucky

text: as filming location for several films, including "Runaway Romance" and "Never Forgive." Horse Cave was the birthplace of Jack Robert Thompson (September 4, 1893), the father of noted author and journalist Hunter S. Thompson, and former NBA player Clarence Glover. Horse Cave is located in southern Hart County at (37.176230, -85.906143). Its southern border is the Barren County line and the border of Cave City. U.S. Route 31W (Dixie Street) is the main road through Horse Cave, leading north to Munfordville and southwest through Cave City to Park City near the entrance to Mammoth Cave National Park. Interstate 65 passes

title: Turfway Park

text: races. * indicates active races. Turfway Park Turfway Park is an American horse racing track located just outside the city limits to the north of Florence, Kentucky, about south of the Ohio River at Cincinnati. The track conducts live Thoroughbred horse racing during two meets each year—Holiday (December), and Winter/Spring (January to late March/early April)—and offers year-round simulcast wagering from tracks across the continent. In 2009, the Horseplayers Association of North America introduced a rating system for (currently) 62 Thoroughbred racetracks in North America. In 2016, Turfway was ranked #11. Turfway Park opened in Florence, Kentucky, in 1959 as Latonia

title: South Park View, Kentucky

text: females. The per capita income for the city was $19,482. None of the families and 4.0% of the population were living below the poverty line. South Park View, Kentucky South Park View is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 7 at the 2010 census. The community was named for its location near South Park Hill, elevation , the highest point in Jefferson County. It is the smallest incorporated city in the commonwealth of Kentucky. South Park View incorporated as a city of the 6th class in April 1961. The city was a residential

title: Windy City (horse)

text: of the Timeform system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Windy City the fifth best British or Irish-trained two-year-old of the 20th century. Windy City was officially retired in January 1953 and began his career as a breeding stallion at Sunnyslope Farm at Riverside, California. He proved reasonably successful as a sire of winners. The best of his progeny included the filly Blue Norther (Kentucky Oaks) and the colts City Line (Louisiana Derby), Old Pueblo (Del Mar Futurity), and Restless Wind (Washington Park Futurity Stakes). Windy City died from a twisted intestine in 1964. Windy City (horse) Windy City (also

title: Kentucky Horse Park

text: complex. The stadium seats in its main grandstand but can accommodate up to total capacity when bleachers seating up to are used, primarily for larger outdoor horse shows, concerts, and other sporting events. Its show ring measures 306 feet by 406 feet, with the flooring made of sand and fiber; however, artificial turf has been brought into the stadium for soccer and football games on occasion, among other events. It is the largest outdoor concert venue in Central Kentucky with a capacity of up to nearly . There are six concession stands at the stadium and six restrooms, meaning that

title: South Park View, Kentucky

text: South Park View, Kentucky South Park View is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 7 at the 2010 census. The community was named for its location near South Park Hill, elevation , the highest point in Jefferson County. It is the smallest incorporated city in the commonwealth of Kentucky. South Park View incorporated as a city of the 6th class in April 1961. The city was a residential suburb until the expansion of the Louisville International Airport realigned runways and created noise levels that the Federal Aviation Administration considered "significant." During the 2000s,

title: Ocean Park (horse)

text: close third behind Alcopop and Glass Harmonium in the LKS Mackinnon Stakes Ocean Park resumed at Otaki racecourse on 24 February 2013 for a close, but slightly disappointing fourth behind Nashville, a horse he had soundly defeated in the Wellington Guineas a year earlier. Ocean Park finished his racing career by winning the 2013 New Zealand Stakes. Ocean Park currently serves as a stallion at New Zealand's Waikato Stud. His 2017 service fee is $30,000. Ocean Park (horse) Ocean Park (foaled 2008) is a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse. His biggest win came on 27 October 2012 in the Group 1

title: Park Hills, Kentucky

text: Park Hills, Kentucky Park Hills is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The city is a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio and has been recommended as the "Best Place to Live" in the area by "Cincinnati Magazine". Much of the city was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008 as the Park Hills Historic District. The population was 2,970 at the 2010 census. The area of present-day Park Hills was subdivided and settled on land owned by Messrs. Coran, Corry, and Spencer. This community remained quite small until D. Collins Lee and

title: Park Hills, Kentucky

title: American Lion (horse)

text: American Lion (horse) American Lion is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. A foal of 2007 he was a contender in the 2010 Kentucky Derby. However, he did not finish in the money. American Lion is sired by Horse of the Year, Tiznow, who is the only horse to date to win the Breeders' Cup Classic twice. He is out of the mare Storm Tide, a daughter of Storm Cat. He is bred and owned by WinStar Farm. American Lion won three of his first seven starts. His first major stakes win came in the Hollywood Prevue Stakes at age 2. He

title: Manistique (horse)

text: Manistique (horse) Manistique (foaled 1995 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Manistique had eleven career wins, all of which came at racetracks in California. Bred and raced by Marshall Naify's 505 Farms, she was an exceptionally large filly who stood close to seventeen hands. "Thoroughbred Times" reported that she was a "high-strung mare, whose excitability has been her undoing in three disappointing efforts out of state." Conditioned for racing by John Shirreffs, Manistique debuted in 1998, winning her first three races at Hollywood Park Racetrack by a combined thirty-one lengths. She then was shipped to Saratoga Race Course in

title: Woodlawn Park, Kentucky

text: Woodlawn Park, Kentucky Woodlawn Park is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 942 at the 2010 census, down from 1,033 at the 2000 census. Woodlawn Park lies on the site of the former Woodlawn Race Course, which opened in 1859 and drew national attention. The course closed after the Civil War. R. A. Alexander, noted breeder, was a major figure in buying estate for the National Racing Association. He contracted with Tiffany's to design the Woodlawn Vase, used in 1861 and 1862. It was buried for safety during the war. The vase is

title: Midway, Kentucky

text: buried in Midway Cemetery. Abraham Perry, an African-American thoroughbred horse trainer, was born in Midway. Perry trained Joe Cotton (horse), which won seven major titled races, including the Kentucky Derby, the Tennessee Derby, and the Coney Island Derby in 1885. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Midway has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Midway, Kentucky Midway is a home rule-class city in Woodford County, Kentucky, in the United States. Its population was 1,620 at the time of the

title: Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse

text: otherwise meet breed standards. Mares from unregistered parents may be registered as "Appendix"; their colts must be gelded, but resultant fillies may be registered as full Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horses. The Spotted Mountain Horse studbook is still open to all unregistered horses who otherwise meet breed standards. The Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horse developed in eastern Kentucky, and probably have their ancestry in smooth-gaited horses from the southeastern US and the now-extinct Narragansett Pacer. They are related to the Tennessee Walking Horse and other gaited breeds, but their exact early history is unknown. Kentucky Mountain Saddle Horses have a similar history

title: Lakeside Park, Kentucky

text: a median income of $50,171 versus $30,329 for females. The per capita income for the city was $29,711. About 0.5% of families and 1.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.1% of those under the age of 18 and 4.2% of those 65 and older. Lakeside Park, Kentucky Lakeside Park is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the city had a total population of 2,668. The area that is now Lakeside Park was part of a farm granted to John Leathers in 1785. During the

title: Elkhorn City, Kentucky

text: under age 18 and 11.8% of those age 65 or over. Elkhorn City, Kentucky Elkhorn City is a home rule-class city in Pike County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 982 at the 2010 census. The city is located in proximity to the Breaks Interstate Park. Elkhorn City was first settled by William Ramey of North Carolina . However, in 1767–1768, Daniel Boone took his first steps in what is now Kentucky near present-day Elkhorn City on a hunting expedition. It was originally named "Elkhorn", after an elk's horn that was found on the banks of the nearby

title: Elkhorn City, Kentucky

text: Elkhorn City, Kentucky Elkhorn City is a home rule-class city in Pike County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 982 at the 2010 census. The city is located in proximity to the Breaks Interstate Park. Elkhorn City was first settled by William Ramey of North Carolina . However, in 1767–1768, Daniel Boone took his first steps in what is now Kentucky near present-day Elkhorn City on a hunting expedition. It was originally named "Elkhorn", after an elk's horn that was found on the banks of the nearby creek (also named Elkhorn.) Because there was already a town named

title: Equine industry in Kentucky

text: of Horse Country, said, "Why can't we make people fans of the farms by touching them emotionally through sharing our passion, which is truly authentic? ... Kentucky should be all about horses and bourbon. We have something that is at its essence uniquely Kentucky. We can sell that. There's no reason Kentucky can't be the East Coast equivalent of Napa Valley." Kentucky Horse Park, a working farm and tourist attraction, contributed over 250 million dollars to the Kentucky economy in 2010, with 825,000 visitors. If direct and indirect job creation is counted, including horse-related tourism, Kentucky's horse industry is responsible

title: Audubon Park, Kentucky

text: Audubon Park, Kentucky Audubon Park is a home rule-class city in central Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,473 at the 2010 census. It is located about south of downtown Louisville and is surrounded on all sides by the city of Louisville. Audubon Park was developed residentially in the early 20th century on of hilly pastureland once owned by Gen. William Preston, who in turn had been granted the land in 1774 from the British government as payment for his services during the French and Indian War. The land was sold to G. Robert Hunt in 1906, and

title: Audubon Park, Kentucky

text: income for the city was $31,162. 5.1% of the population and 3.7% of families were below the poverty line. 3.9% of those under the age of 18 and 7.8% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Audubon Park has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. Audubon Park, Kentucky Audubon Park is a home rule-class city in central Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 1,473 at the 2010

title: Kentucky (horse)

text: auction in October 1868, and Belmont bought him outright for $15,000. Two match races were arranged by Joseph Kleb between Asteroid (the top horse in Kentucky) and Kentucky (the best horse in New York). Both owners were confident of winning the two matches – one in New York and one in Louisville for $20,000 winner-take-all. Unfortunately, Asteroid pulled a tendon during training and was retired before the match races were held. He lost his only start at age six in 1867, the second loss of his entire career. In 1869 Belmont sent Kentucky to stand at his Babylon, New York

title: Kentucky Horse Park

text: Park would host the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games in September and October. The 2010 games marked the first time the games were held outside of Europe; additionally, the eight Olympic-level world championships had never been held together in a single location within Europe. As part of the games, several improvements to the park were slated: On February 1, 2007, Governor Ernie Fletcher announced that he would seek an additional $38.3 million in improvements to the park in preparation for the games and other major horse events. In his address to the 2007 General Assembly the governor suggested: The new

title: Close Hatches

text: Close Hatches Close Hatches (foaled January 31, 2010) is a retired American Thoroughbred racehorse. Unraced as a two-year-old, she emerged as one of the leading fillies of her generation in the United States in 2013 when she won five of her eight races including the Gazelle Stakes, Mother Goose Stakes and Cotillion Handicap. In the following year she won the Grade II Azeri Stakes before recording successive Grade I victories in the Apple Blossom Handicap, Ogden Phipps Handicap and Personal Ensign Stakes. Close Hatches is a dark bay or brown mare bred in Kentucky by Millsec Limited, a horse breeding

title: Zev (horse)

text: and finished 12th but came back to win the Derby and then the Belmont Stakes. On October 20, 1923, one of the most significant match races in worldwide thoroughbred racing took place at Belmont Park on Long Island, New York. A crowd estimated at close to 50,000 watched Zev beat Epsom Derby winner Papyrus by five lengths. Zev's victory marked the first time a Kentucky Derby winner defeated an English Derby winner. In November, Zev won another match race, this one controversially close, against In Memoriam at Churchill Downs. His performances in 1923 earned Zev the titles American Horse of

title: Dunkirk (American horse)

text: beating the Kentucky Derby winner, Mine That Bird. After the race, it was discovered that Dunkirk had suffered a condylar fracture in his left hind cannon bone. After a successful surgery, Dunkirk was expected to return to racing in 2010 at age 4, but he instead was retired to stand stud at Ashford Stud in Kentucky. Dunkirk's sire and dam are both Grade 1 Stakes winners, and both of his grandsires are Triple Crown race winners (Unbridled won the 1990 Kentucky Derby; A.P. Indy won the 1992 Belmont Stakes). Dunkirk (American horse) Dunkirk is an American Thoroughbred Racehorse born in

title: White Horse Close

text: White Horse Close White Horse Close, or "Whitehorse Close", is an enclosed courtyard off the Canongate at the foot of the Royal Mile at the eastern end of the Old Town of Edinburgh, Scotland. It was formerly known as "Ord's Close", after Laurence Ord, the putative builder of the 17th-century inn at its northern end. Because of several conversions to its buildings in the past, the close has been described as "so blatantly fake that it can be acquitted of any intention to deceive". Professor Charles McKean has characterised it as "heritage rather than history". The origin of the name

title: St. Regis Park, Kentucky

text: St. Regis Park, Kentucky St. Regis Park is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States, and a part of the Louisville Metro government. The population was 1,454 as of the 2010 census. St. Regis Park is located in east-central Jefferson County at (38.228670, -85.616634). It is bordered to the south by Cambridge and Lincolnshire and otherwise by consolidated Louisville/Jefferson County. The northern end of the city limits is at the I-64/I-264 interchange, east of downtown Louisville. According to the United States Census Bureau, St. Regis Park has a total area of , all land. As of the

title: Park Hills, Kentucky

text: House of Representatives. Park Hills is located in Kentucky's 4th Congressional District, currently represented in the 113th United States Congress by Thomas Massie (R). Park Hills is located at (39.070261, -84.530854), from downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, and approximately from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The city is part of the Bluegrass Region of the Commonwealth of Kentucky, part of the Upland South region of the United States. As of the census of 2000, there were 2,977 people, 1,382 households, and 725 families residing

title: Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes

text: Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes The Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late September as part of Kentucky Cup Day at Turfway Park in the Cincinnati, Ohio suburb of Florence, Kentucky. A miles (8.5 furlongs) Grade III race for two-year-old colts, it was raced on natural dirt until 2005 when Turfway Park installed the new synthetic Polytrack surface. For 2009, the race was downgraded from a Grade III event to ungraded status and, along with its counterpart for filles, the Kentucky Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes, was then discontinued due to financial restraints. The event

title: 2013 Road to the Kentucky Derby

text: 2013 Road to the Kentucky Derby The 2013 Road to the Kentucky Derby was based on a points system that replaced the previous system which consisted of about 185 graded stakes races worldwide. The series is divided into two phases, the Kentucky Derby Prep Season and the Kentucky Derby Championship Series. The top 20 point earners earned a spot in the Kentucky Derby starting gate. Up to 24 horses could enter the race and four horses can be listed as "also eligible" and would be ranked in order accordingly in case any horse(s) be scratched prior to the race. If

title: Woodlawn Park, Kentucky

text: 88.8 males. The median income for a household in the city was $55,000, and the median income for a family was $61,016. Males had a median income of $45,357 versus $33,365 for females. The per capita income for the city was $27,446. About 1.3% of families and 1.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over. Woodlawn Park, Kentucky Woodlawn Park is a home rule-class city in Jefferson County, Kentucky, United States. The population was 942 at the 2010 census, down from 1,033 at the

title: Kentucky Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes

text: Kentucky Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes The Kentucky Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky. A Listed race run near the end of September, it is open to two-year-old fillies and is contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt at a distance of one mile (eight furlongs). The counterpart to the Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes, both races were discontinued in 2009 due to financial restraints. The event offered a purse of $100,000 in 2008. With the support of WinStar Farm, this race which was suspended in 2009 and 2010 due to economic

title: Kentucky Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes

text: challenges, will return in 2011. Kentucky Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes The Kentucky Cup Juvenile Fillies Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky. A Listed race run near the end of September, it is open to two-year-old fillies and is contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt at a distance of one mile (eight furlongs). The counterpart to the Kentucky Cup Juvenile Stakes, both races were discontinued in 2009 due to financial restraints. The event offered a purse of $100,000 in 2008. With the support of WinStar Farm, this race which was suspended in 2009

title: Kentucky Route 70

text: Kentucky Route 90 and then US Route 31W in Cave City, which is the core part of a tourism hotbed in Barren County because of the close proximity to the Mammoth Cave National Park. Most of KY 70 from Brownsville to Cave City is designated as an official Kentucky Scenic Byway. KY 70 from the Mammoth Cave park's southeast boundary to the junction with KY 90 is part of the Cordell Hill Scenic Byway, most of which is the core route of the annual Roller Coaster Yard Sale, which includes parts of KY 90 and KY 63 in the southern

title: Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park

text: Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park is a Kentucky state park located on the northern shore of Kentucky Lake in Marshall County. The park encompasses and is one of the state's more popular resort parks. The park features a convention center, 18-hole golf course, and lighted runway for light aircraft. The park received an upgraded rating from two diamonds to three diamonds from the American Automobile Association (AAA) in 2007. Cumberland Falls State Resort Park also received the upgraded rating. The two facilities were the first state resort parks to achieve the three-diamond rating

title: Fisherman (American horse)

text: Fisherman (American horse) Fisherman (foaled 1951 in Kentucky) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Fisherman was bred and raced by Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, a member of the prominent horse-racing Whitney family. He was out of the mare Crawfish and sired by Whitney's Phalanx, the winner of the 1947 Belmont Stakes voted American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse. Fisherman was trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Sylvester Veitch. Sent to the racetrack at age two, Fisherman won a number of races for his age group including the important Champagne Stakes. Despite Fisherman's performances in 1953, in the balloting for American

title: Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park

text: following AAA's revision of its rating system in 2001. Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park is a Kentucky state park located on the northern shore of Kentucky Lake in Marshall County. The park encompasses and is one of the state's more popular resort parks. The park features a convention center, 18-hole golf course, and lighted runway for light aircraft. The park received an upgraded rating from two diamonds to three diamonds from the American Automobile Association (AAA) in 2007. Cumberland Falls State Resort Park also received the upgraded rating. The two facilities were the

title: Cherokee State Park (Kentucky)

text: Cherokee State Park (Kentucky) Cherokee State Park was a blacks-only state park located in Marshall County, Kentucky, near Hardin, Kentucky. It was a complement to the then-whites-only Kentucky Lake State Park (now Kenlake State Resort Park), which was nearby. It was built by the Tennessee Valley Authority, which went along with the concept of the "separate but equal" doctrine. The TVA gave the state of Kentucky a nineteen-year lease, and promised to give Kentucky the area when it proved it could support the park. In its time it was dubbed "the finest colored vacation site in the South." This sentiment

title: Louisville, Kentucky

text: teams to compete for the national championship. Horse racing is also a major attraction. Churchill Downs is home to the Kentucky Derby, the largest sporting event in the state, as well as the Kentucky Oaks which together cap the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. Churchill Downs has also hosted the renowned Breeders' Cup on eight occasions, most recently in 2011. Louisville is also the home of Valhalla Golf Club which hosted the 1996, 2000 and 2014 PGA Championships, the 2004 Senior PGA Championship and the 2008 Ryder Cup. It is also home to David Armstrong Extreme Park (formerly Louisville Extreme Park),

title: Miles Park

text: track was renamed Commonwealth Race Course after being sold in 1974 and ran American Quarter Horse meets for two years before burning in 1978 and closing permanently. Miles Park Miles Park was an American horse racing track located in Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky. The track served as the "minor leagues" for many jockeys who later went on to the larger, more famous Kentucky tracks. The biggest event was the annual Junior Derby. Miles Park started life as Fairgrounds Speedway, a harness racing track in 1956, but was converted to thoroughbred racing and renamed Miles Park two years later, after being

title: Kentucky Cup Distaff Stakes

text: Turfway Breeders' Cup Stakes. With the support of WinStar Farm, this race which was suspended in 2010 due to economic challenges, will return in 2011. Kentucky Cup Distaff Stakes The Kentucky Cup Distaff Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Turfway Park in Florence, Kentucky. The Grade III event is run near the end of the fall meet and is open to fillies and mares aged three and older. Contested on Polytrack synthetic dirt at a distance of one and one-sixteenth miles, the race offered a purse of $100,000 in 2008. Before 2008, the race was part

title: Crestview Hills, Kentucky

text: Crestview Hills, Kentucky Crestview Hills is a home rule-class city in Kenton County, Kentucky, in the United States. The population was 3,148 at the 2010 census. Crestview Hills is located in Greater Cincinnati, close to I- 275, Interstate 71, and Interstate 75. It is home to the Crestview Hills Town Center, the Summit Hills Country Club, Five Seasons Country Club, and Thomas More College. It is also close to St. Elizabeth Hospital, which has many offices in Crestview Hills' Thomas More Research Park. In addition, the narrow gauge Richwood Tahoe Railroad, operating as a venue for charitable organizations, runs Kentucky's

title: Secretariat (horse)

text: to reschooling former racehorses and matching them to new homes, opened at the Kentucky Horse Park. In 2010, Chenery developed the Secretariat Vox Populi ("voice of the people") Award, which is voted for by racing fans. It is intended to acknowledge "the horse whose popularity and racing excellence best resounded with the American public and gained recognition for Thoroughbred racing." The consideration of the racing fan's engagement is what distinguishes the Vox Populi award from others. The first honoree in 2010 was Zenyatta, that year's Horse of the Year, while the second award went to Rapid Redux, a former claimer

title: Joe Cotton (horse)

text: Joe Cotton (horse) Joe Cotton (1882–after 1900) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse that is best known as the winner of the 1885 Kentucky Derby. He was sired by King Alfonso who also sired the 1880 Derby winner Fonso. The horse was reportedly named after a bookie. Trained by African-American Abraham Perry, Joe Cotton was ridden by Erskine Henderson who became the sixth of eleven African-American jockeys to ever win the Kentucky Derby. Joe Cotton was reportedly killed, along with another Thoroughbred called Sam Keene, on September 11, 1888 during the third race at the Mystic Park race track in Boston,

title: Life Is Sweet (horse)

text: Life Is Sweet (horse) Life Is Sweet (foaled March 5, 2005, in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse who in early 2009 was thought to be a threat to her unbeaten stablemate, Zenyatta, after winning three straight stakes races. Though beaten by Zenyatta. Life Is Sweet was bred by her owners, Pam & Martin Wygod. By leading sire Storm Cat, she is out of the Kris S. mare Sweet Life, who is also the dam of champion juvenile filly Sweet Catomine. Sweet Life would be named the 2009 Kentucky Broodmare of the Year. Life Is Sweet originally raced on the

title: Kentucky Oaks

text: The race was founded by Meriwether Lewis Clark Jr. along with the Kentucky Derby, the Clark Handicap, and the Falls City Handicap. The Oaks and the Derby are the oldest continuously contested sporting events in American history. The Kentucky Oaks was modeled after the British Epsom Oaks which has been run annually at Epsom Downs, Epsom in Surrey since 1779. In the first race, the horse Vinaigrette won the then mile race in a time of 2:, winning a purse of $1,175. Since that race the Kentucky Oaks has been held each year. The Kentucky Oaks is considered by some

title: Cave City, Kentucky

text: southwest via I-65. The center of Mammoth Cave National Park is to the west via Kentucky Route 70. According to the United States Census Bureau, Cave City has a total area of , of which , or 0.46%, is water. The site upon which Cave City stands was acquired in October 1853 by the Knob City Land Company, composed of Messrs. Graham, Quigly, Adams, and Hopson, all of whom were from Louisville and envisioned the place as a resort town due to its proximity to Mammoth Cave. The town was incorporated in 1866. Originally, of what would become the town

text: Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area Close To The Edge Provincial Park and Protected Area is a provincial park and a protected area in British Columbia, Canada. The Park was established June 29, 2000 to protect Close To The Edge, a significant cave feature: the deepest shaft (255 m) and the third-deepest cave (472 m) in Canada. The cave was discovered in 1985, but its bottom was not reached until 2001. The adjacent Protected Area was established on January 25 2001 to protect the less significant caves Bluebell Resurgence Cave and Twin Falls Resurgence, and is a