Planning ahead - Ky Derby 2007

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by oracle80

You don't wanna stay all the way out there. Piss on that. You'll spend the whole day driving. On the outskirts of the Lousiville metro area on Hurstbourne Road you can get a room at a reasonable price without having to commute that far each day.
Skip Lexington, its as boring in that town as watching paint dry or watching grass grow. Used to stay there years ago and its a drag.
Lots of things to do in Louisville Derby week. If you like baseball head on down to Slugger Field and check out the reds Triple AAA farm club take on the Yankees triple AAA farm club(they always schedule the yanks farm team to be in town that week knowing it draws in visiting northeasterners), its a spectacular ball park.
Hit Jeff Ruby's for drinks and dinner one night, its on West Main Street downtown.
Head on out to works in the morning, which will be hard if you are all the way out in Frankfort, grab a room on Hurstbourne instead.

...but if one has never been to KY the farms cannot be skipped. They are ultra impressive and any fan of the game should thoroughly enjoy seeing them.

Originally Posted by paisjpq

...but if one has never been to KY the farms cannot be skipped. They are ultra impressive and any fan of the game should thoroughly enjoy seeing them.

I suppose I'm not the best guy to appreciate that. back in the late 90's I went to Governor Jones place, Airdrie, because someone I knew owned a stallion in partnership with him. He turned out to be a great guy, but while I was there I actually had to watch the stallion do his job and its just about the grossest thing you could ever witness. All those guys performing different tasks, while this is going on. Ugh, that was enough horse farm experience for me thanks!!!
Although he had a stallion there as we walked around and Gvr Jones showed me all of em, a new stallion that was there at the time, lovely grey named El Prado and I rememeber petting his head and saying what a nice horse. Had no idea he'd turn into what he did.

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by oracle80

I suppose I'm not the best guy to appreciate that. back in the late 90's I went to Governor Jones place, Airdrie, because someone I knew owned a stallion in partnership with him. He turned out to be a great guy, but while I was there I actually had to watch the stallion do his job and its just about the grossest thing you could ever witness. All those guys performing different tasks, while this is going on. Ugh, that was enough horse farm experience for me thanks!!!
Although he had a stallion there as we walked around and Gvr Jones showed me all of em, a new stallion that was there at the time, lovely grey named El Prado and I rememeber petting his head and saying what a nice horse. Had no idea he'd turn into what he did.

thats pretty funny...guess I shouldn't tell you what my job was when we took the studs to the shed on th morgan farm I used to work at...

Originally Posted by paisjpq

thats pretty funny...guess I shouldn't tell you what my job was when we took the studs to the shed on th morgan farm I used to work at...

Nah thats ok, my clearest vision of that day was the guy who was holding this thing like plunger with a puffy thing wrapped around it at the end. I said what the hell is that guy doing? I was told his job was to place that between the stallion and the mare in the crucial area to make sure that the stallion didn't damage the mare. It just struck me as crazy that could be somebody's job. I mean, can you imagine being a kid in school and the teacher asking you what your daddy does for a job and you answer that he holds this thing between humping horses so that the stalllions schlong doesn't get too far in there?

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Cardus

I've watched those "sessions" at Ashford. The first stallion that I saw was King of Kings (about three years ago). Damn!

Since watching him do his thing, I have referred to him as the "Aptly named King of Kings."

As for the plunger guy, it's a tough job, but someone has to do it.

one of the funniest days of my life was when the guys @ Ashford took my mom up in the video booth to watch with them while Grand Slam covered a mare...they explained everything to her...so funny, she nearly died. She just couldn't believe how matter of fact everyone is about such a brutal looking act.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

thats pretty funny...guess I shouldn't tell you what my job was when we took the studs to the shed on th morgan farm I used to work at...

I LOVE Morgans!!!

[hoovesupsideyourhead]

dont forget the thunder over louisville..fireworks show..its about the best in the world..

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

I LOVE Morgans!!!

me too. though it's required here since it is the state animal...I had a blast on the farm where I used to work...it was primarily training and showing but they stood a couple of studs and had anywhere from 5-10 foals a year. hard work but I learned a lot.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

me too. though it's required here since it is the state animal...I had a blast on the farm where I used to work...it was primarily training and showing but they stood a couple of studs and had anywhere from 5-10 foals a year. hard work but I learned a lot.

Have you gone here?

http://www.morganmuseum.org/html/siteseeing.html

I learned to ride on a Morgan, not the saddleseat type that seems to be overtaking the breed, but more like the original Justin Morgan type. Is that the Lippit? I'm assuming you've also seen the movie "Justin Morgan Had a Horse"?

[paisjpq]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Have you gone here?

http://www.morganmuseum.org/html/siteseeing.html

I learned to ride on a Morgan, not the saddleseat type that seems to be overtaking the breed, but more like the original Justin Morgan type. Is that the Lippit? I'm assuming you've also seen the movie "Justin Morgan Had a Horse"?

yeah i helped organize the library there as part of community service that my co-op barn did...I think they are thinking of relocating to the KY horse park for added exposure though.

I learned to ride on a morgan too...also had one teach me how to drive...and another teach me how to get run off with while driving LOL

[Cajungator26]

Originally Posted by paisjpq

thats pretty funny...guess I shouldn't tell you what my job was when we took the studs to the shed on th morgan farm I used to work at...

That was my job too when I worked at a Trakehner farm.

FUN stuff there... haha.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by oracle80

I suppose I'm not the best guy to appreciate that. back in the late 90's I went to Governor Jones place, Airdrie, because someone I knew owned a stallion in partnership with him. He turned out to be a great guy, but while I was there I actually had to watch the stallion do his job and its just about the grossest thing you could ever witness. All those guys performing different tasks, while this is going on. Ugh, that was enough horse farm experience for me thanks!!!
Although he had a stallion there as we walked around and Gvr Jones showed me all of em, a new stallion that was there at the time, lovely grey named El Prado and I rememeber petting his head and saying what a nice horse. Had no idea he'd turn into what he did.

I saw A.P. Indy that way...couldn't figure out if I should have been honored due to his status or grossed out. LOL

[Sightseek]

We stayed Wed-Sunday in a hotel in Elizabethtown. 30-40 minute drive maybe, right off the highway w/ plenty of conveniences around and all of the hotels are nice. It was very easy to come in and out of Louisville everyday and was cheaper than all the hotels in Louisville. The year before I did the ride to and from Lexington and found this one much easier (and shorter!).

Just a heads up, but during Derby season, unless you're a breeder, will be hard to get into any stud farms for a look. It is still breeding season and I'm told most farms give perference to their clients who are in town for the Derby.