Private Kentucky Farm Tours

[DerbyCat]

I'm going to Kentucky at the end of May this year and would love to tour some of the big farms. I hear the best way to see the farms is by hiring a private tour guide that can get you into farms that you might otherwise not be able to get into (I would LOVE to get a tour of Lanes End and I understand that they do not allow visitors during breeding season).

Can anyone here recommend a good local guide? Is there anything else that I need to make sure I don't miss during my trip? I'm going to try to stay a night at the Old Friends bed & breakfast (they give private tours if you stay there!) and I've got a friend that lives a half mile from Churchill so I'll be staying a couple nights there so I can get up early and see morning works... any advice is greatly appreciated!