During our trip to Lexington, Kentucky, we stayed with our friends at a beautiful estate home in the countryside with lovely gardens. This was our base for exploring different venues around Lexington and Louisville.
Panoramic View of Home
Variety of Colors
We end our series of images from Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, with an art piece depicting the most impressive races run there.
Art at Churchill Downs
On the clubhouse level of Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, there is a stunning glass replica of the racetrack created by Craig Colquhoun. Using heat, metal, and glass, this master artist skillfully and successfully constructed 4,000 detailed glass pieces to fit inside the 30-foot racetrack sculpture.
Master of Glass Artistry
Churchill Downs in Glass
Churchill Downs Seating in Glass
Glass Horse Figureines
While on the Barn and Backyard Tour at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky, we saw many horses in barns posing for the photographers. Here are portraits of a couple of horses.
Looking at You
A Mixed Colored Horse
Captured the speed of a horse during the early morning warm-up morning at Churchill Downs, Louisville, Kentucky
Speeding Horse
The entrance to the racing trek at Churchill Down, Louisville, Kentucky, is being prepared for the day’s races. The racing trek is pristine, even at the bends.
Getting the Entrance Ready
Bend in the Track
The morning is serene when one starts a tour at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky.
Pristine Racetrack at Churchill Downs
Flying Above Churchill Downs
While in Kentucky, we had a private tour of Churchill Downs in Louisville.
Churchill Downs is a horse racing complex in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, famed for hosting the annual Kentucky Derby. It officially opened in 1875 and was named after Samuel Churchill, whose family had been prominent in Kentucky for many years.
Here is the entrance with a Barbaro statue in the front. Barbaro will be remembered for his six first-place finishes, including the 2006 Kentucky Derby, which he dominated by 6 1/2 lengths. The bronze statue, created by Kentucky artist Alexa King, showcases Barbaro and jockey Edgar Prado in mid-flight between strides nearing the finish line in the 2006 Kentucky Derby.
At Churchill Downs
Barbaro