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Breeders’ Cup returns home to Lexington and Keeneland again for 2022 on Friday, November 4 and Saturday, November 5! Breeders’ Cup Week 2022 is considered Sunday, October 30, through Monday, November 7, 2022. Tours available at our member locations during that time are listed below. Some Breeders’ Cup tours are non-refundable. Please read the tour descriptions carefully for details about the experience and health and wellness protocols. We look forward to having you safely visit our member locations!
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The first Breeders’ Cup Championship was run in 1984 at Hollywood Park, and the first Classic was won by the longshot (31-1), Wild Again. It was a highly contested race, including a stewards’ inquiry.
Wild Again would go on to stud eventually standing at Three Chimneys Farm in Versailles, Kentucky. His Breeders’ Cup legacy would come full circle in 2014 with Bayern’s victory in the year’s Classic. You can visit Three Chimneys and visit with 2017 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner and current leading sire, Gun Runner.
What started as an idea for an international racing event with John Gaines, pictured here, would become the Breeders’ Cup Championship. Read more about the history of the Breeders’ Cup here.
Mr. Gaines was a prominent owner and breeder, purchasing part of the old Whitney Farm and rechristening it to Gainesway Farm. He operated Gainesway from 1974 to 1989, and specially designed the stallion facilities. You can tour Gainesway on Friday’s this fall and see leading sire Tapit as well as Breeders’ Cup connections, Karakontie and Spun to Run.
Tiznow is the only horse to win the Breeders’ Cup Classic twice with back-to-back victories in 2000 at Churchill Downs and 2001 at Belmont Park. The races are absolutely scintillating – you have to watch! And while Tiznow is retired from stud, he’s still living the dream at WinStar Farm. They have tour availability for Breeders’ Cup week – who knows, you might get a glimpse of this super star! BOOK HERE
The Breeders’ Cup returns home again to Keeneland! As the heart of Thoroughbred breeding, it’s a thrill to have the world championships back in Lexington. This will be Keeneland’s third time as host of the Breeders’ Cup – though it’s hard to count 2020 as there were few spectators on site.
Keeneland is offering tours leading up to and during Breeders’ Cup week, where you can see behind the scenes of racing and training equine athletes.
Just like for any human athlete, nutrition is an important piece of a racehorse’s success. Horse Country member, Hallway Feeds, has been a leader in equine nutrition since 1964 spearheading scientific advancement in the industry.
Do you know how many Breeders’ Cup Champions Hallway Feeds has helped fuel across the finish line first? A whopping ninety-four! That includes Knicks Go, Authentic, American Pharoah, Beholder, Monomoy Girl and so many more.
You can learn more about what it takes to power these incredible athletes on a tour with Hallway Feeds. Insider tip: Be sure to grab some their delicious granola on your tour!
Not all Thoroughbred racehorses go on to breeding careers after they finish racing. While Zenyatta was a Breeders’ Cup Champion herself, two of her sons retired from racing and began successful jumping careers. Pictured here is Zenyatta’s first foal, Cozmic One, by the late Bernardini, competing in this year’s Real Rider Cup. On board is Hidden Brook Farm’s Sergio de Sousa, whose daughter Isabela, retrained Cozmic One into his new career off-the-track. Watch this video to learn more about his transition.
Interested in learning more about Thoroughbred Aftercare and Training? Visit New Vocations to get a behind-the-scenes look into the process.