Going to Claiborne.

[RacingFan1992]

I posted a while back that I was going Kentucky. One of the farms I am going to visit on June 22 @ 11:00 am is Claiborne Farm. I am super excited to see Orb and the cemetery of all the past champions.

[sandpit]

You'll enjoy it immensely; the folks there are great and love what they do and the horses in their care. First time I went was back in the winter of 94-95, when Lure briefly occupied Secretariat/Easy Goer's stall. Got my photo with Mr. Prospector and Danzig. Still cherish that trip.

Are you visiting any other farms? In case you haven't seen it in other threads, a trip to Old Friends is really worth it. It's amazing how many top-class horses are there, starting with Silver Charm.

[RacingFan1992]

My all time favorite horse of Claiborne that is alive is Orb. I picked him in the 2013 Kentucky Derby because I loved the trainer and the owners. I saw the colors when I was watching the Florida Derby and had no clue who he was then I was like "Are those Ruffian's colors?" I was so excited to find out he was owned by the Janneys.

I wanted to go see Zenyatta, Giacomo, and Holy Bull.

My other big bucket list is to see the Calumet Trophy Collection. 50 Years of prizes in one area. WOW!

[RacingFan1992]

Me with my Kentucky Derby Hero Orb! I loved it at Claiborne. I got to meet War Front and Blame. Thank You Mr. Bill Buckley for guiding the group. Also the best part about going to Kentucky was meeting a man named Mr. Shaun Washington of whom I went on his Unique Farm Tours twice. I made a friend for life. Sorry for my goofy expression. I guess that is what someone looks like when they are star struck. lol.

[chadk66]

awesome. your seeing the part about racing that few get to see. and in my opinion is the best part. I went to spendthrift many moons ago. Got to feed Seattle Slew cough drops. He loved Ludens cough drops lol.