Experience the tranquil setting of Keeneland Race Course during a morning tour and thrill to the thunder of hooves during an afternoon of races. Spend an afternoon in Frankfort, Kentucky's capital city, nestled among rolling hills in a beautiful river valley. Your study leader is Richard Taylor , a professor of English at Kentucky State College and the state Poet Laureate. Accommodations are at the charming Gratz Park Inn, listed on the National Register of Historic Sites, and located in the heart of Lexington's Historic District. Thursday, October 11 Individual arrivals.
Dinner follows at the hotel.
Friday, October 12 Depart the hotel early for Keeneland Race Course and enjoy breakfast in the Track Kitchen. Continue to Claiborne Farm, home to many race champions and long in the forefront of the world's Thoroughbred breeding, racing, and sales industry. Dine in a private home this evening. Visit Frankfort to tour the Kentucky History Center and Old State Capitol, and enjoy time on your own to stroll through the historic downtown. Enjoy a tour and catered dinner at Buffalo Trace Distillery, the oldest distilling site in the United States.