Itineraries Farms where you can meet Breeders’ Cup Champions October 26, 2026 The Breeders’ Cup Championship series is making its way back to Kentucky at the historic Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington. Use this itinerary to plan your tours for the week of the Breeders’ Cup Championship. Horse Country has many Breeders’ Cup winners from the last Championship at Keeneland to the early 2000s winners. All of these horses were champions on the track and have gone on to live in Kentucky as stallions and broodmares. Click the race name to watch the race replays and relive their wins. Don’t miss out on the chance to meet these horses before the championship series on Friday, October 30th, and Saturday, October 31st. Click here to visit the Breeders’ Cup website to learn more about the championship series or buy tickets. This itinerary is based on tour offerings for Breeders’ Cup weekend (October 25th through November 1st, 2026). Public tour offerings are also available for the rest of the year. Coolmore at Ashford Stud Coolmore at Ashford Stud is the home of champions, with multiple Breeders’ Cup winners and Triple Crown winners. It is home to very influential studs in Thoroughbred racing and even in international racing. Nysos, 2025 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Citizen Bull, 2025 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Sierra Leone, 2024 Breeders’ Cup Classic Fierceness, 2023 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Golden Pal, 2020 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint & 2021 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint The Coolmore at Ashford Stud stallion tour is available on Tuesday and Wednesday of Breeders’ Cup week. They also offer tours throughout the rest of the year. Click here to book a tour and meet these champions. Sierra Leone at Coolmore at Ashford Stud in Versailles, Kentucky Gainesway Farm Gainesway Farm has a roster of eight stallions, with 2 Breeders’ Cup champions. This historic farm spans 1,500 acres and has beautiful architecture and grounds. White Abarrio recently retired to stand at stud for Gainesway this year after his impressive racing career. White Abarrio, 2023 Breeders’ Cup Classic Karokontie, 2014 Breeders’ Cup Mile Gainesway Farm offers tours on select dates. Click here to learn more and book a tour. Karokantie at Gainesway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky Godolphin at Gainsborough Farm Gainsborough Farm is one of Godolphin’s broodmare facilities in Kentucky. They have two Breeders’ Cup winners who have since been broodmares, are now retired to pasture, and are known as the “Golden Girls”. Round Pond, 2006 Breeders’ Cup Distaff Ashado, 2004 Breeders’ Cup Distaff Godolphin at Gainsborough Farm offers tours Wednesday through Sunday during Breeders’ Cup week. Click here to learn more and book a tour. Ashado at Godolphin at Gainsborough Farm in Versailles, Kentucky Godolphin at Jonabell Farm Godolphin at Jonabell Farm is Godolphin’s stallion farm in Kentucky and is home to the Darley stallions. They have a stacked roster of stallions and has multiple Breeders’ Cup champions. Cody’s Wish was the first horse to win the Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile two years in a row. Cody’s Wish, 2022 & 2023 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Essential Quality, 2020 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Nyquist, 2015 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Street Sense, 2006 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Godolphin at Jonabell Farm offers public tours Wednesday through Sunday during Breeders’ Cup week. Click here to learn more and book a tour. Cody’s Wish at Godolphin at Jonabell Farm in Lexington, Kentucky Lane’s End Farm Lane’s End Farm is renowned for housing legendary stallions, several of whom are Breeders’ Cup winners. Among them is Flightline, the most recent Breeders’ Cup Classic champion at Keeneland. Lane’s End Farm is also home to Zenyatta, whom guests can meet on the shuttle tour. More Than Looks, 2024 Breeders’ Cup Mile Flightline, 2022 Breeders’ Cup Classic City of Light, 2018 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Liam’s Map, 2015 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile Zenyatta, 2008 Breeders’ Cup Ladies Classic & 2009 Breeders’ Cup Classic The Lanes End Stallion complex offers tours Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday of Breeders’ Cup week. The Lanes End Shuttle tour is offered Sunday and Tuesday through Thursday of Breeders’ Cup week. Click here for the Stallion Complex tour and click here for the Shuttle Tour to learn more and book a tour. Flightline at Lane’s End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky Mill Ridge Farm Mill Ridge Farm features a roster of three stallions, along with mares, foals, and yearlings. During the tour, guests will learn about the farm’s history, including its significant role in the opening of Keeneland. This experience provides an in-depth look at the Thoroughbred breeding industry. Aloha West, 2021 Breeders’ Cup Sprint Oscar Performance, 2016 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile The Mill Ridge Farm tour offers public tours every day of Breeders’ Cup week. Click here to learn more and book your tour. Oscar Performance at Mill Ridge Farm in Lexington, Kentucky Kentucky Horse Park The Kentucky Horse Park is a great place to learn about equine history and different breeds from around the world, and they offer horse-drawn trolley rides. There are two museums on the property, the American Saddlebred Museum and the International Museum of the Horse. It also has a Hall of Champions barn and allows guests to see the champions that live there. Accelerate, 2018 Breeders’ Cup Classic The Kentucky Horse Park is open to the public from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and offers ticketed access to the Hall of Champions. Click here to check out their website and learn more. Kentucky Horse Park Hall of Champions in Lexington, Kentucky Old Friends Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement is a sanctuary for retired Thoroughbred racehorses. Old Friends was founded in 2003 as a new concept in Thoroughbred aftercare. Once these living legends arrive at Old Friends, they stay for life. Guests will meet and interact with these horses while learning about their stories. It is home to two Breeders’ Cup winners, Little Mike and Stormy Liberal. Little Mike, 2012 Breeders’ Cup Turf Stormy Liberal, 2017 & 2018 Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint Old Friends offers public tours daily. Click here to visit their website and book a tour. Old Friends Thoroughbred Retirement in Georgetown, Kentucky Spendthrift Farm Spendthrift Farm has a roster of 30 stallions, including the Kentucky Derby and Breeders’ Cup Classic winner, Authentic. Along with him, his sire, Into Mischief, also resides at Spendthrift Farm. This farm has a long-standing history in Thoroughbred racing. Authentic, 2020 Breeders’ Cup Classic Vino Rosso, 2019 Breeders’ Cup Classic Goldencents, 2013 & 2014 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile The Spendthrift Farm Stallion Complex tour is offered Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday of Breeders’ Cup week. Click here to learn more and book your tour. Authentic at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Kentucky WinStar Farm WinStar Farm is home to several Breeders’ Cup winners and boasts an impressive roster of stallions. This includes TizNow, the 2001 Breeders’ Cup champion known as America’s racehorse. He delivered an outstanding performance and went on to become an influential sire. WinStar Farm is also home to Life Is Good, who has produced successful two-year-olds this year. Straight No Chaser, 2024 Breeders’ Cup Sprint Life Is Good, 2021 Breeders’ Cup Dirt Mile TizNow, 2001 Breeders’ Cup Classic WinStar Farm offers tours Monday through Wednesday of Breeders’ Cup week. They also offer tours throughout the rest of the year. Click here to learn more and book your tour. Life Is Good at WinStar Farm in Versailles, Kentucky Enjoy the best of Horse Country during Breeders’ Cup week and meet these champions! Note: This itinerary is a suggestion only and is based on a sample of what tours may be available October 28th- November 1st during Breeders’ Cup Week of 2026. Each Horse Country tour requires that guests be ticketed in advance. Tickets are available for purchase at www.visithorsecountry.com or by calling 859-963-1004. Though this info has been researched & is being shared in good faith, tour availability is subject to change.
