Roadside oddityHidden gem

Keeneland

Lexington, Kentucky

Thoroughbred racecourse where you can often watch horses work out at dawn.

Cost
Free
Booking
No need to book
Time to allow
2 hours

Keeneland is the Lexington track where the Bluegrass horse world comes together, with stone buildings and tree-lined paths. Outside race meets it is usually possible to watch morning workouts from the rail and have breakfast, which is a very Kentucky way to start a day. Check the visitor guide for hours.

Good to know

  • Morning workouts are the cheap, local thing to do, check hours first
  • Race meets are in April and October, book ahead then
  • Dress for early-morning cold
Best time
Early morning
Open
All year
Getting there
Off Versailles Road, car parks on site
Vehicles
Campervans fine
Dogs
No dogs

Facilities

  • Toilets

Data: Roadtrip. Things change: check opening times, prices and rules before you go.

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