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    Mill Ridge Farm

    4.7 (16 reviews)

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    Christina A.

    We had a really good time on the tour of Mill Ridge Farm through visit horse country! The tour guide, Kelly, did a great job of breaking down what a nursery farm is and horses in general. I really liked the format of the tour as a horse safari where we drove around to see horses of different ages. We loved feeding them carrots and interacting with the horses!! Highly recommend this tour/visit if you're in Lexington.

    Michaela P.

    With COVID going around it's hard to get tickets on a short notice to tour farms, lucky we got 2 for here. Tour guy was great, funny and very personal. We got to meet, feed and pet fillys and yearlings. Also got to see and feed peppermints to Oscar Performance, a magnificent stallion. The horses are beautiful, the farm is gorgeous, the grounds are immaculate. You can tell how much pride this family has in caring for, breeding and raising horses.

    Elaine D.

    Mill Ridge Farm is renowned for six generations raising a multitude of first class thoroughbreds who have gone on to have great racing careers. Unlike many of our commercial breeding farms in the Buegrass, there are only two stallions on the roster -- Keep Up and the newly retired Oscar Performance. Mill Ridge, all class.

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    Anjanette M.

    Our guide was amazing and full of information. We really enjoyed the private tour. The foals were adorable. We loved feeding carrots to the coals, mares and the cute bunch of spunky yearling colts. This is a tour you should not miss! Beautiful farm and happy horses!

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    Underwhelming and didn't look like the horses were well cared for which is extremely disappointing.

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    Horse Country - Godolphin at Jonabell, Home of the Darley Stallions

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    4.0(2 reviews)
    5.9 mi

    I can't say enough good things about the second annual Horses & Hospitality event, sponsored by…read moreHorse Country. Last year all the participants gathered at Keeneland for fantastic food, networking, and learning opportunities, before venturing out to a variety of thoroughbred farms. Audra and I experienced the wonder that is Taylor Made, and although it wasn't my first farm tour, it was one I'll never forget. This year, COVID did away with the large group gathering, but the farm tours were able to take place as scheduled. The majority of farms are stud-centric, but - ironically - at Denali Stud you won't find any stallions or breeding sheds. More on that to come. Founded in 1990 by former New Jersey jockey Craig Bandoroff and his wife, Holly, Denali Stud is a 300-acre mare and foal property - i.e. a nursery - situated in picturesque Paris, KY. So what's with the name? I wondered the same. 'Denali' is a mountain range and Eskimo word meaning 'to aspire to greater heights,' and the word 'stud' is synonymous with 'farm' in Europe. Voila! The four barns, office, and other buildings on the property run almost completely on solar energy. Although the farm has produced many successful athletes, some of their most beloved clients date back to the humble beginnings of the farm. Craig, a passionate outdoorsman, has taken great care to curate a variety of trees around the property, carefully labeling many with their type and year planted. As he and his wife prepare for retirement in Lexington, their son and his wife have begun building their own residence on property. Our tour started at a large, centrally-located field full of mamas-to-be. And let me tell you, swollen bellies won't stop those ladies from stampeding toward you in pursuit of a peppermint and a good cheek scratching! From there we got to visit with mares and foals in an adjacent field, before venturing on to the foal bar - where the magic happens. Each stall was occupied by either a mare very close to (or past!) her due date, or a mother and new foal, and I mean NEW - a couple of the foals were only two days old! Pay close attention when you're walking through the barn, as you may recognize some high profile sires; I counted at least three babies by Tapit and one by Real Quiet. Another nearby barn houses some older foals with their mamas, and pregnant mares with less imminent due dates. While Denali Stud is the most recognizable farm in the family's portfolio, there are two others, both of which take their names from mountain ranges: K2, which is dedicated to maiden and barren mares, and Lotse, a 5-barn yearling division. Our guide was primarily Alexis - with additional input from Aly - and her knowledge of the industry, farm, animals, and many other business facets was really impressive. Passion and enthusiasm likes hers is what gets people excited about tourism, and I'm so glad Denali Stud participated in the event this year!

    Horse Country provides access to thoroughbred farms and other related businesses to locals and…read moretourists alike who would not otherwise have the ability to experience them. This tour company has a variety of experiences to choose from at various prices and durations which can be booked online. Appointments are scheduled for you, but you must provide your own transportation. You will join other visitors while an individual from the farm walks you through the property, giving its history and showing some of the stallions that stand for breeding.

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