October 6 Tours
MORNING DAILY TOUR DURING WEG WITH LANE’S END FARM
9:00 AM - 12:00 PM
$45 per Adult, $43 per Senior (age 55+), $30 per Child (age 12 & under)
Blue Grass Tours is offering special itineraries on our daily tours during WEG. On Sept. 29th, Oct. 1st, Oct 4th, and Oct 6th this includes breathtaking Lane’s End Farm’s stallion complex. Lane’s End, owned by Mr. and Mrs. William S. Farish, includes more than 3,000 acres in Central Kentucky. The leading stud farm in North America ten times, Lane’s End is home to such top sires as A.P. INDY and SMART STRIKE, who each led the General Sire List two years, as well as two-time Horse of the Year CURLIN, the richest money earning Thoroughbred of all time. Next we will visit Old Friends Farm a rescue and retirement farm for Thoroughbreds specializing in retired Stallions. Old Friends provides these wonderful champions with the dignified retirement they deserve including Seabiscuit star Popcorn Deelites. Along the way we will see many other signature farms and hear entertaining narration from our professional guides.
Call or email our Tour Department to check availability and make reservations: 859-252-5744
MAMA’S & THE PAPA’S TOUR
9:30 AM - 3:30 PM
$120 per person (tour includes lunch)
Get your fill of world-famous Three Chimneys farm on this special tour! First, take a walking tour at the stallion division which has been home to famous stallions such as Smarty Jones, Point Given, and Dynaformer. See the statue in honor of Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew who stood at stud at the farm for many years. Visit the breeding shed and learn about the breeding process. Tour the stallion barns and see these amazing champions up close. Enjoy a scenic drive to Holly Hill Inn. Enjoy the delicious seasonal menu and beautiful surroundings. Next, tour the expansive rolling pastures and spacious foaling barns of Three Chimneys’ Broodmare Division. Learn from staff members about the foaling, imprinting, and care of our foals and learn what it truly means for a horse to be “raised and grazed” at Three Chimneys Farm.
Call or email our Tour Department to check availability and make reservations: 859-252-5744
THREE CHIMNEYS STALLION TOUR DURING WEG & IEF
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
$45 per person
Enjoy a comfortable ride on a deluxe coach to tour world-famous Three Chimneys Farm’s stallion complex. Professional guided narration of the Bluegrass and the Thoroughbred industry will be given to and from the farm. Take a walking tour at Three Chimneys and see the statue in honor of Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew who stood at stud at the farm for many years. Visit the breeding shed and learn about the breeding process. Tour the stallion barns and see these amazing champions up close. Complete your experience with a stop at the Three Chimneys Visitor Center. Come enjoy a beautiful Thoroughbred farm that has been home to famous stallions such as Smarty Jones, Point Given, and Dynaformer. Learn more about the Three Chimneys stallions at www.threechimneys.com
Call or email our Tour Department to check availability and make reservations: 859-252-5744
LANE’S END TOUR
9:30 AM - 11:30 AM
$45 per person
Enjoy a comfortable ride on a deluxe coach to tour breathtaking Lane’s End Farm’s stallion complex. Professional guided narration of the Bluegrass and the Thoroughbred industry will be given to and from the farm. Lane’s End, owned by Mr. and Mrs. William S. Farish, includes more than 3,000 acres in Central Kentucky. The leading stud farm in North America ten times, Lane’s End is home to such top sires as A.P. INDY and SMART STRIKE, who each led the General Sire List two years, as well as two-time Horse of the Year CURLIN, the richest money earning Thoroughbred of all time. Lane’s End has built a sterling reputation for its stallion and sales divisions and also offers a number of other services as well. The farm has been the leading consignor at 23 sales and has sold more than 310 stakes winners, including six Belmont Stakes winners. Will Farish was the fist breeder since 1880 to breed or co-breed two horses which together won all three Triple Crown races in one year: 1999 Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner CHARISMATIC and Belmont Stakes winner LEMON DROP KID. Come enjoy a stunning Thoroughbred farm and its spectacular stallions!
Call or email our Tour Department to check availability and make reservations: 859-252-5744
THREE CHIMNEYS STALLION TOUR DURING WEG & IEF
10:30 AM - 12:30 PM
$45 per person
Enjoy a comfortable ride on a deluxe coach to tour world-famous Three Chimneys Farm’s stallion complex. Professional guided narration of the Bluegrass and the Thoroughbred industry will be given to and from the farm. Take a walking tour at Three Chimneys and see the statue in honor of Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew who stood at stud at the farm for many years. Visit the breeding shed and learn about the breeding process. Tour the stallion barns and see these amazing champions up close. Complete your experience with a stop at the Three Chimneys Visitor Center. Come enjoy a beautiful Thoroughbred farm that has been home to famous stallions such as Smarty Jones, Point Given, and Dynaformer. Learn more about the Three Chimneys stallions at www.threechimneys.com
Call or email our Tour Department to check availability and make reservations: 859-252-5744
EQUUS & EQUINE
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
$95 per person
Home to the first commercial vineyard in the United States and once producer of more than half the nation’s grape and wine output, Kentucky is now reclaiming its proud heritage and rebuilding a wine industry ready to take its place among the world’s best. Join Blue Grass Tours and visit the Equus Run Vineyards, named “Kentucky’s Best Wine” for the 5th straight year by Kentucky Monthly. Stroll through lush vineyards, relax in the tasting room and savor many varieties of wine Equus Run produces. On this tour we will also visit a signature Thoroughbred horse farm and stop for a behind-the-scenes tour of historic Keeneland Race Course. We invite you to enjoy the hospitality and unbridled spirit of the Kentucky Wine & Equine Industries.
Call or email our Tour Department to check availability and make reservations: 859-252-5744
AFTERNOON DAILY TOUR DURING WEG WITH ROOD & RIDDLE
1:30 PM - 4:30 PM
$45 per person
Blue Grass Tours will be offering some special stops on our daily tours during WEG. On our Monday, Wednesday, and Friday afternoon tours we will head to Rood & Riddle Equine Hospital to tour their state-of-the-art facility. Rood & Riddle is a full-service equine hospital known and respected throughout the world for innovative and highly skilled treatment of horses and offers a full range of services including surgery, internal medicine, advanced diagnostic imaging, a focused Podiatry Center and specialized Reproductive Center. The practice also provides ambulatory services for emergencies, preventative care, general reproduction, radiography, and medical care and treatment at the horse’s barn or stable. After touring this wonderful equine hospital, we will visit a signature Thoroughbred farm for a private tour to see these beautiful horses!
Call or email our Tour Department to check availability and make reservations: 859-252-5744
WINE & BLUEGRASS UNDER THE STARS
4:30 PM - 10:30 PM
$125 per person (tour includes dinner)
Enjoy a full evening of breathtaking scenery, fine wine, great food and energized regional entertainment - Kentucky style! Blue Grass Tours will comfortably take you to award-winning Acres of Land Winery in Richmond, Kentucky for an evening you won’t forget. Enjoy a tasting of 5 Acres of Land wines from 5 - 7 pm. A bar will be available during the evening for wine and beer purchases. A delicious buffet of Southern cuisine from 6 - 7:30 pm will include Fried Chicken, Pot Roast, Green Beans, Glazed Carrots, Scalloped Potatoes, Pasta Salad, and Fruit Cobbler. Complete the evening with a Kentucky Musical Heritage Show starting at 7:30 pm. Screens will provide a visual depiction of the history of Kentucky music while over 50 performers entertain including Appalachian, Bluegrass, Traditional Country, and Celtic music and Square Dancers and Cloggers!
Call or email our Tour Department to check availability and make reservations: 859-252-5744
September 17 - September 18, 2010 Tours
September 19 - September 25, 2010 Tours
September 26 - October 2, 2010 Tours
October 3 - October 9, 2010 Tours
October 10 - October 13, 2010 Tours
