Kentucky Attractions

Kentucky Horse Park Run Club… Lexington, Kentucky

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If you love to get out and explore new places through running or walking, be sure and check out the Kentucky Horse Park Run Club! Every Monday night through September from 5-8pm, this is the perfect way to start your week. The KHP Run Club is family-friendly and FREE! Run or walk the 2-mile or 3.5-mile loops through the park’s beautiful countryside, meet friendly horses, and refresh afterwards with a local food truck. 

Kentucky is very blessed to have the Kentucky Horse Park and this is a very unique way to see this amazing facility. Everyone grab a friend and come out and enjoy some fun on a Monday night!

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You can learn more here from Johns Run/Walk Shop and the Kentucky Horse Park.

 

Buffalo Trace Distillery… Frankfort, Kentucky

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I had the opportunity to take a tour at Buffalo Trace last week. Buffalo Trace Distillery is over 200 years old and is located in Frankfort, Ky. This Distillery is GORGEOUS. With over 500 accolades to the Buffalo Trace brand and the fact that this Distillery is over 200 years old, I promise this is a must see in Kentucky. The grounds are beautiful and as manicured as a Kentucky horse farm. I was lucky enough to get to take the Trace Tour. I highly recommend you take the time to go along on this tour, you get to see their Signature bourbons being bottled by HAND and walk thru the warehouse to see the barrels. I learned so much about the process, it was truly fascinating. Of course at the end of the tour, there is a tasting of their award winning bourbon. So, if the luscious grounds, the history, the stories and the amazing smell doesn’t pull you in, then you can always just go for the Bourbon!

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Be sure and check out Buffalo Trace Distillery on Facebook and their website.

The Kentucky Derby… Where Dreams Come True..

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It is that time of year in Kentucky where everything is buzzing about the “Run for the Roses”. This is where dreams come true. There are many amazing things this wonderful state has to offer, but the fastest 2 minutes in history, on the first Saturday in May is always chilling.

Kentuckians are steep with their traditions and the Kentucky Derby is no different. The day brings mint juleps, gorgeous hats for the ladies and of course, the racehorses. Watch those beautiful animals come down the tunnel to the track at Churchill Downs and you will forever be a horse lover. Forever my friends…FOREVER.

When the marching band starts playing “My Ole Kentucky Home” every Kentucky heart will swell with pride. It’s the prancing of the horses and the prancing of our hearts that make this race something that very few words can describe.

However, for the select few that have a majestic 3 year old that will race down the backside of historic Churchill Downs, their story started years ago. From the breeder who chose their particular bloodline, to the jockey who first sat on their back, to the groom that handles them daily, they all want their horses name next to the greats that went down in history before them!

The chance of a dream coming true and the excitement of watching all of it happen….well my friends……..that’s  magic.

Written by: Leigh and Anne Walkup