Half-Day Lexington Kentucky Horse Farm Tour provided by Horse Farm Tours
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Overview
World-renowned for its annual derby, Kentucky is well-known for its horse culture. On this tour, journey to the Bluegrass State’s famous Keeneland racetrack as well as a few Lexington horse farms. Your guide will help you gain an understanding of the farms’ inner workings and daily routines. Plus, because this tour includes round-trip transportation, you can leave the navigation and driving to someone else.
Highlights
- Guided tour gives you insight into the routines of a working Kentucky farm
- Your guide points out movie filming locations along the way
- Choose from two tour times to fit your busy schedule
- Relax on the drive, as this tour includes round-trip transportation
What to Expect
This Kentucky horse-farm tour starts with a pickup at the Embassy Suites hotel in Lexington. Sit back and enjoy the ride as your guide gets you excited about exploring the world of Kentucky horses.
Head first to the famous horse-racing track Keeneland and two horse farms in the area. Tour the barn at one of the farms, and catch sight of many Thoroughbred horses. You'll also drive by Calumet Farm to see the well-known farm and racetrack.
During your tour, your guide will get you acquainted with the horse culture of the area. Learn about the history and present of horse-racing as a pastime.
Your guided tour ends with a convenient drop-off back at the starting point.
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Important Information
Departure Point
1801 Newtown Pike, Lexington, KY 40511, USA
Duration
3h 30m
Return Details
Returns to original departure point
Inclusions
- Live commentary on board
- Professional guide
- Entry/Admission - Keeneland
Exclusions
- Food and drinks
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Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Please provide Viator Voucher as proof of purchase upon arrival.
- Minimum of 2-Guests per booking
- Provide cell phone # at checkout.
- The morning tours get to see morning workouts!
- All tours have a minimum of 4 guests. Tours that do not reach the four guest minimum will be cancelled and your card will be refunded
- Dress code is smart casual
- Bring bottled water (no food or soft drinks allowed on vans)
- Bring your camera!
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Service animals allowed
- Not recommended for travellers with back problems
- Travellers should have a moderate physical fitness level
- You must be on time for your pick up. Vans will not wait on late arrivals.
- This experience requires good weather. If it’s cancelled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund
- This experience requires a minimum number of travellers. If it’s cancelled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 8 travellers
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours in advance of the start date of the experience.
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Wonderful tour with Ernie Flynn. He had so much insight into horse racing because he was a former jockey and horse trainer.
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Date of experience: February 2020
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We were lucky to have Ernie Flynn as our tour guide. He was a jockey and trainer at Keenland and other tracks. His insights and stories were fantastic. My husband and I agree this made our trip to Lexington a hit. Ask for Ernie as a former jockey he takes you to the stalls…
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Date of experience: November 2019
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Response from MargaretWoods, Owner at Half-Day Lexington Kentucky Horse Farm Tour
Responded 30 Dec 2019
I am so glad you enjoyed the horse farm tour with Ernie. He is a very good tour guide being a former jockey and trainer you get the inside story. Ernie loves the horse industry and and showing it to the tourist. Tell your friends and family about the tour send them to see us.
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Completely enjoyed our time. It was a very laid-back experience. Everywhere we went -- including the stables where we pet the horses racing that day -- everyone seemed to know and adore Ruth. She provided "local" perspectives about the changing industry, tidbits of info about…
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Date of experience: October 2019
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Response from MargaretWoods, Owner at Half-Day Lexington Kentucky Horse Farm Tour
Responded 29 Nov 2019
Thank you for your great review. Ruth is a great tour guide, she knows the horse industry inside out and enjoys showing the tourist our beautiful horse farms and horses. Tell your friends and family about the tour and tell them to come see us,
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This tour was fantastic and and I so appreciate Shelley, our driver and tour director. She went above and beyond to make a great trip for us. She was informative and unique with her knowledge of Lexington, most definitely our favorite day of the trip!
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Date of experience: November 2019
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Response from MargaretWoods, Owner at Half-Day Lexington Kentucky Horse Farm Tour
Responded 16 Nov 2019
Glad you enjoyed your tour with Shelley. She is a very good tour guide and likes to share the beautiful horses and horse farms with our tourist. She tries very hard to make the tour enjoyable to everyone and sees to them having a good time while in Lexington. Tell your friends and family about the tour and have them come to see us.!
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The best part about this tour was the guide, Ernie Flynn. He was a wealth of knowledge. He did his job well. I gave the low review because I felt like the website over promised and under delivered. You can drive by all the farms, tour Keeneland and visit Seattle Slews gravesite…
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Date of experience: July 2019
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By: Horse Farm Tours
makinsey05
00A must do
Toured a number of horse farms including Keeneland race track with former jockey/trainer now guide ernie Flynn. Ern…
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495hopef
004-H teip
This was a very educational experience for the age variety in our group. We visited Keensland Race track, drove pas…
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Kevin B
00Lexington Horse Farm Tour
Our Tour was Excellent. We had a wonderful time and got to visit some stables and pet the future Champions.
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BrianP3103
00horse tours
What a GREAT place. I loved seeing all the different breeds & types of horses they have there. There are some rea…
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Gale D
00Flew in from Texas to visit horse farms
We were given Ernie Flynn a retired jockey 🏇 to be our guide! What a man! He knew every little detail along the to…
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bobandjudy
00Bourbon and castle tour
Absolutely enjoyed our tour with Tom O’Brien, very knowledgeable and really seems to enjoy his work. My wife and I …
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jeanw235
00Fabulous
The 3 hours we spent with our guide Ernie, were great. Spent at least an hour at Keeneland. Ernie is a former jocke…
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jcbodart1
00Bourbon and Castle Tour
We did the Bourbon Distillery and Castle tour with Tom O'Brien as a guide. It was awesome. Recommend it to everyo…
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Diboo21
00Great Tour
We took the morning tour which allowed us to see workouts at Keeneland. Loved seeing the new babies at the area far…
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popsweetie
00Great tour
Our tour director, Leslie Combs, was top notch. He was articulate and knowledgeable. It was obvious that he loved…
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Ahdavis1
00Kentucky Horse Farm Tour - Company Viator
Made reservation day before tour- Wife flying in and joining me at the National Ponies competition. Her flight got …
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Robert M
00Ernie was AWESOME
My wife and I took the morning tour with Ernie as our guide. it was a fantastic experience. His demeanor was humble…
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Cheryl P
00Fun fun fun
Ernie was incredible -- We had so much fun on his tour. The incredible amount of knowledge that he shared with us.…
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X46RLcindyr
00Great tour!
We went on a tour with Ernie Flynn. It was wonderful to have this informative tour from someone who had an insiders…
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Barbara J
00Well-organized and interesting
If there is only one thing you have time to do in Lexington, you should consider this. With a small group and a kn…
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- Keeneland, Horse Farm Tours
- Duration: 3h 30m
- Mobile Ticket Accepted
- Free Cancellation up to 24 hours in advance
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- Languages Offered: English
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