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The equine industry in Kentucky is a major part of the state's agribusiness, including sectors involved in horse breeding and rearing, racing, buying and selling, and tourism. According to a study by the University of Kentucky, the equine industry contributed $3 billion to the state economy in 2012 and generated 40,665 jobs. [ 1 ]
Kentucky Horse Park is a working horse farm, international equestrian competition venue, and an educational theme park opened in 1978 in Lexington, Kentucky. It is located off Kentucky State Highway 1973 (Iron Works Pike) and Interstate 75 , at Exit 120, in northern Fayette County in the United States.
The lab was established in 2019 through a contract with the U.S. Equestrian Federation to drug test show horses. In 2022, the Kentucky Horse Racing Commission also began using the UK center to ...
KENTUCKY — It is a new era for care and safety in the thoroughbred industry, with the launch of Horse Insight.The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) said it has worked for months ...
Horse farms in Kentucky (35 P) ... Pages in category "Equine industry in Kentucky" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Only nine horse racing and historical horse racing gambling licenses are allowed in the state. $55 million quarter horse track gets Kentucky’s final racing, gaming license Skip to main content
Though the commission regulates the entire horse racing industry in Kentucky, it is best known for its regulation of the Kentucky Derby, one of the three Triple Crown races. The agency's decisions regarding this race attract significant media coverage. Most notable are the two instances wherein the commission disqualified the winning horses.
Runnymede Farm is an American horse breeding farm located outside Paris, Kentucky on U.S. Route 27, the Paris-Cynthiana Road.It is said to be the longest continuously running Thoroughbred horse farm in Kentucky, 365-acre (1.48 km 2) established in 1867 by American Civil War Colonel Ezekiel Field Clay.