Churchill Downs
Home of the Kentucky Derby since 1875 and one of the most recognizable racetracks in the world.
Places
Venues
Landmark horse venues across Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee — the parks, tracks, and show grounds our community travels to.
Kentucky
Keeneland
Historic Thoroughbred race course and sales complex; its spring and fall meets are among the most storied in American racing.
Kentucky Exposition Center
Louisville's fairgrounds complex and home of the World's Championship Horse Show, the pinnacle of the American Saddlebred calendar.
Kentucky Horse Park
A 1,200-acre state park and working horse farm in the Bluegrass — host to eventing, dressage, hunter/jumper, and breed shows all season.
The Red Mile
One of the oldest harness tracks in the world — a red-clay Standardbred oval racing in Lexington since 1875.
Ohio
Ohio Expo Center & State Fairgrounds
Columbus fairgrounds complex and home of the All American Quarter Horse Congress, the largest single-breed horse show in the world.
World Equestrian Center – Wilmington
Family-owned, climate-controlled show complex and a regional hub for hunter/jumper and dressage in southwest Ohio.
Tennessee
River Glen Equestrian Park
Riverside eventing venue in East Tennessee, running USEA horse trials each spring, summer, and fall.
Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration Grounds
The Shelbyville home of the Tennessee Walking Horse National Celebration — eleven late-summer nights that crown the World Grand Champion.
The Park at Harlinsdale Farm
A historic Walking Horse breeding farm in Franklin — birthplace of the great Midnight Sun — now a public park and event grounds.
North Carolina
Tryon International Equestrian Center
A 1,600-acre international venue that hosted the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games, drawing riders from across the region.
Florida
World Equestrian Center – Ocala
The largest equestrian complex in the United States — a year-round destination for hunter/jumper, dressage, and more.