Building on the success of the 20th anniversary TRF Blackburn Horse Show hosted in 2019, the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation (TRF) and the Blackburn Correctional Complex (BCC) will host the TRF Blackburn 2020 Horse Show on Tuesday, Oct. 20. A global audience will tune in to experience a compelling demonstration of horse-handling skills, equine knowledge and the transformational impact of the TRF Second Chances Program.
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Six Fast Kentucky Day Facts to Get You Excited for the Breeders’ Cup
The Breeders’ Cup is coming back to Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. on Nov. 6-7 this year; to celebrate horse racing’s World Championships’ return to the Bluegrass State, we have some fast facts about the commonwealth just in time for National Kentucky Day. 1. The state horse is the Thoroughbred.
SLIDESHOW: Looking Back at 2015 Breeders’ Cup at Keeneland
Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky., hosted the Breeders’ Cup World Championships for the first time in 2015. The Breeders’ Cup came to the picturesque racetrack in the heart of horse country in the same year that American Pharoah became the first U.S.
A Dose of Racetrack Therapy to Lift the Pandemic Spirit
When most people think of therapy animals, they think of a sweet dog who’s there to soothe its owner’s nerves or lift their spirits when the mood is blue. But when I think of a therapy animal, I think of an 1,100-pound racehorse churning toward the finish line with a tiny man or woman on its back.
