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Thoroughbred Makeover, Kentucky Horse Park
The featured event of the Retired Racehorse Project is the Thoroughbred Makeover and National Symposium, in which 350 recently retired racehorses who have been retrained in one of ten different disciplines will compete for $100,000 in cash and prizes. Other attractions throughout the weekend include seminars, demonstrations, celebrity meet-and-greets, a vendor village, the MSEDA Hagyard […]
Find out more »Woolly Worm Festival, Beattyville
The Woolly Worm Festival is October 23-25 in Beattyville, Kentucky. "Beattyville has hosted the Woolly Worm Festival every year since 1988. The festival gathers as many as 110,000 visitors because it has a little bit of everything for everyone. The weekend event is held along main street which is closed off and filled with venders […]
Find out more »Breeders’ Cup Festival Week
Saturday, October 24: 9 am: Thoroughbred Makeover at Kentucky Horse Park 3 pm: Feeders' Cup at Whitaker Bank Ballpark Sunday, October 25 7 am: Morning Workouts at Keeneland (open to the public) 9 am: Thoroughbred Makeover at Kentucky Horse Park 2 pm: Kentucky for Kentucky 5K Fun Run & Walk at Kentucky Horse Park 7 pm: […]
Find out more »Horse: Sunrise Trackside, Keeneland
Each day from October 25-28 at 7 am, catch all the early morning action trackside at Keeneland as the Breeders’ Cup contenders put in final preparations for the World’s Championships. Free and open to the public, there will be breakfast and guest commentary all week as the horses workout on the track.
Find out more »Thriller 2015, Main Street
Voted a Top 10 Halloween destination by USA Today, zombies will return to haunt downtown Lexington once again for Thriller 2015. The world’s largest reenactment of the Michael Jackson’s epic video winds it way through downtown Lexington. Come and join 1,500 zombies and dancers. The evening will kick-off at 6:30 p.m. with a dance showcase, […]
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Theatre: Frank X. Walker’s “I Dedicate This Ride,” Lyric Theatre
The Lyric Theatre hosts Frank X. Walker's play "I Dedicate This Ride," based on the legendary African-American rider Isaac Murphy on October 23-24 at 7 p.m. and on October 25 at 3 p.m.
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Kentucky For Kentucky Fun Run, Kentucky Horse Park
Dress like your favorite Kentuckian (for $1,000 prize) or just come and run/walk the 25-furlong course (3.1 miles) at the Kentucky Horse Park. Enjoy the tree-lined trail leading through the heart of the park with friends and family.
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Music: Here Come The Mummies, Courthouse Plaza
Here Come The Mummies play at the Kentucky Ale Stage at the Courthouse Pavilion for the Breeders' Cup Festival at 7 pm on October 25. Six straight nights of free national and local musicians will perform on the Kentucky Ale Stage downtown in Courthouse Plaza. Bands will play each evening beginning at dark and continue […]
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