Beautiful Thoroughbred Farms of Kentucky
By Susan Acree Our first day in Kentucky was wonderful! We started the morning with a beautiful drive to Louisville to tour Churchill Downs. Our tour guide, Barry was so fun. He told stories of his favorite Kentucky Derbys and funny memories of sneaking in as a teenager to watch the races. One year he came in for the Derby through a hole in the fence, watched a few races and then decided to head home to watch the Derby on TV because the crowd was so huge he couldn’t see the
Remembering Our Trip to The Kentucky Derby
By Susan Acree Charismatic-1999 Kentucky Derby Winner Back 1999, my husband made it possible for us to attend the Kentucky Derby. Of course, this was one of the top things on my Bucket List. That first Saturday in May of 1999 was indeed memorable. One of our funniest memories is that between the two of us we had made wagers including 10 different horses and combinations of win, place, show finishers. Charismatic was the eventual winner in an exciting running of the 125th Kent
Man O’ War and The Kentucky Horse Park
By Susan Acree As I think about all the things I want to make sure my friends see when we are at the Kentucky Horse Park, the Man O’ War Memorial is at the top of the list. There is a ring of plants and flowerbeds around his bronze statue. As you walk around, there are several tablets that tell the story of Man O’ War. They tell about his undefeated record, but the most memorable one for me, is the story of his one loss. He got boxed in by another horse and jockey, which by t
