Keeneland

We stopped by the Keeneland racetrack in Lexington.  It was pretty much empty except for the 5th Grade field trips. Horse racing is part of there financial learning in Kentucky.  It worked out perfect because it was free to walk around and we stopped and talked to the tour guides in between the groups of kids.  The horse in the upper picture was trained and had all the surgeries to be a racing horse but did not make the cut so there was almost a million dollars spent on him and then the owner just gave him away to the guy to show off to the tours and round up other horses.  I was surprised at all the money that was spent on horses and all the surgeries they do so they can supposedly breathe better.  It was a pretty track and they also had a lot of stables.