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Day 1
KENTUCKY ARTISAN CENTER •
DINNER:
Our travels take us through
the mountains of North Carolina and
Tennessee as we make our way to Kentucky.
In Berea, we visit the Kentucky
Artisan Center. Here we’ll shop for handmade
Kentucky arts and crafts. This
afternoon we travel to Bardstown, one
of Kentucky’s oldest settlements. We
check in our hotel for a three-night stay.
Dinner is included this evening. (D)
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Day 2
KENTUCKY OAKS CLUBHOUSE
SEATING • LUNCH:
Today we take
our seats for the Derby’s famed “Little
Sister,” the Kentucky Oaks. Your ticket
includes a “Fast Access” pass, allowing
you to bypass lines and it offers admission
to the Hospitality area. Don’t forget
to wear your pink as the Kentucky Oaks
honors cancer awareness and its survivors. (L)
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Day 3
KENTUCKY DERBY “RUN FOR THE
ROSES” CLUBHOUSE SEATING
• LUNCH:
We arrive mid-morning in
preparation of the “Run for the Roses.”
The Kentucky Derby runs a distance of
one and one quarter miles in just over
two minutes. It’s run by the fastest threeyear-
old thoroughbreds on earth. Today,
we’ll witness first-hand from our reserved
Clubhouse Seats the “most exciting two
minutes in sports,” the “First Jewel of the
Triple Crown” plus the five stakes races
proceeding. Your ticket includes a “Fast
Access” pass, allowing you to bypass
lines and it offers admission to the Hospitality
area. (L)
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Day 4
KENTUCKY HORSE PARK • HOME:
In Lexington, we’ll see thousands of
acres of beautiful Kentucky bluegrass.
Here we visit the Kentucky Horse Park,
the only park dedicated to the horse.
This is also where Man O’War is buried,
the Calumet Trophy Collection rests, and
many retired champions are stabled. As
we depart for home, we recall the last exciting
four days and the 145th running of
the Kentucky Derby and Kentucky Oaks.
We arrive home late evening.
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