Visit Gainsborough Farm

Best for guests who want to cruise through a beautiful farm while learning about breeding and raising young Thoroughbreds, not just in Kentucky but around the world.

WHAT YOU’LL SEE Mares & Foals, you may get hands-on!

BEST FOR All Ages + Kid-Friendly, curious, casual, and committed fans welcome

ON THE TOUR This is a shuttle tour, but you will be walking & standing during the tour too

Visit the birthplace of 2025 Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty – the beautiful Gainsborough Farm in Versailles, Kentucky! Gainsborough is a nursery division of Godolphin, the international thoroughbred breeding and racing operation founded by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai.

To begin the tour, you will learn about the history of Gainsborough Farm as well as the global scope of HH Sheikh Mohammed’s international thoroughbred operations. From there you will climb aboard an electric shuttle for a scenic drive through the farm with stops along the way to meet our broodmares and learn about their racing and breeding careers. These mares love to pose for photos and meet new people! Depending on the time of year, you will also get to meet new foals, weanlings, and/or yearlings.

Among the mares that guests may see on a visit to Gainsborough Farm are Breeders’ Cup champions ROUND POND and ASHADO, as well as DANCE CARD (dam of Cody’s Wish), DELIGHTFUL QUALITY (dam of Essential Quality) and VELVETY (dam of Maxfield). This is a wonderful opportunity for guests who want to meet superstar mares!

ABOUT GAINSBOROUGH

Godolphin is the international thoroughbred breeding and racing operation founded by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai. Godolphin is one of the largest Thoroughbred breeding and racing operations in the world, and has bases in Dubai, England, Ireland, France, Australia, Japan and the United States.

Godolphin and Darley were born out of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed’s love for horses that began as a young man, when he and his friend rode bareback races on the sands of Dubai’s Jumeirah Beach. Today, Team Godolphin is one of the leading breeding and racing stables in the world, and has won some of the most prestigious races including the Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, Dubai World Cup, a dozen individual Breeders’ Cup races, Epsom Derby and more.

Every modern Thoroughbred traces its beginnings to Arabia and the three foundation Arabian stallions that came from East to West – the Godolphin Arabian, Darley Arabian and Byerly Turk.