Secretariat Festival honors one of America???s greatest race horses

38 years after Secretariat’s historic Triple Crown victory, his fans are still celebrating his memory. This year marks the fourth annual Secretariat Festival to be held at the Bourbon County Fairgrounds in Paris, Ky.

Admission to the festival is free. Visitors will be able to tour Claiborne Farm, where Secretariat is buried, meet his owner Penny Chenery, view historic race videos and watch the 2010 Disney movie about Secretariat.

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Friday, September 23

5:00-9:00 pm: Artwalk in downtown Paris
8:00 pm: Maker’s Mark bourbon tasting and hand-painted barrel auction at Migdaglia’s restaurant

Saturday, September 24

9:00 am: 5k Big Red Run/Walk
9:00 am – 3:00 pm: Claiborne Farm Tours (departing every half hour)
10:30 am: Autograph signings with
Penny Chenery – Secretariat’s owner
Ron Turcotte – Secretariat’s jockey
Charlie Davis – Secretariat’s exercise rider
Plus other Kentucky Derby winning jockeys
Secretariat movie screening
Equine art and Secretariat memorabilia show
Demonstrations with adoptable retired racehorses from the TRF Secretariat Center
Demonstrations with Arabians, Minis, Shetland Ponies, Gypsy Horses and more

For more information on the festival, including a detailed schedule of events, visit www.secretariat.com

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Pat says:
September 21, 2011 at 12:12 am
Nice that they are taking this opertunity to adopt out retired race horse's. Should be fun.
PKL says:
September 21, 2011 at 6:24 am
It would a nice stop if someone is one vacation. It looks so real.
TRAIL RIDER says:
September 21, 2011 at 10:14 am
SOUNDS LIKE FUN!
Galadriel says:
September 21, 2011 at 11:21 pm
ditto
kilee shoulders says:
October 1, 2011 at 6:07 pm
I love to go there on vaction it would be AWESOME trip to go.