Trip to Lexington...suggestions welcomed

[Labeeb]

Originally Posted by Rootdog1

If you have time go to the works and breakfast Sat morning - 7-8 am. That is very very fun.

Depends on how long of a night it is Friday! Thanks for the suggestions.

Any website for Homestead? All I can come up with is a Homestead Nursing Center. I'm sure the shuffleboard area is hopping at night...

[Rootdog1]

Sorry, forgot it is Murray's now......same owners as the historic Merrick Inn here in Lexington

http://www.murrays-merrick.com/murrays/index.html


It is basically 2 miles from the track, go down Man O War past the airport and it is on the corner of Man O War and Harrodsburg Rd.

Malones is good also, and they have a good bar which will also be hopping after the races.

http://www.malonesrestaurant.com/

[JDank34]

MALONE'S IS A MUST....also, you should just come out for opening day...why wait until Saturday??????????

[Storm Cadet]

Originally Posted by JDank34

MALONE'S IS A MUST....also, you should just come out for opening day...why wait until Saturday??????????

Should I make reservations at Malones now for the night before the Bluegrass?

[KY_Sasquash]

Originally Posted by Storm Cadet

Should I make reservations at Malones now for the night before the Bluegrass?

Yes, if you wait too long, you'll be SOL.

Dress warm. It is going to drop into the 20's on friday night in Louisville (mid 70's today) and Lexington is usually colder. I wished we had stayed at Gulfstream for another week. The Frankel barn just moved in this morning next to us at Churchill, and they are in for a treat when the weather changes tomorrow.

[Labeeb]

Wow, talk about a change. Dropping from a high of 82 today to 49 tomorrow and 40 come Saturday. Just my luck.

[Labeeb]

Originally Posted by JDank34

MALONE'S IS A MUST....also, you should just come out for opening day...why wait until Saturday??????????

I'm driving in Thursday night and leaving sometime on Sunday. Only have two days, and unless I get over to Adena early in the morning, chances are I'll be there in the afternoon. Of course their schedule may dictate otherwise.

[The Indomitable DrugS]

I was the guest of a Kentucky circuit trainer during the entire running of the Keeneland Spring meet in 2004.

Without question, my favorite part of Keeneland is the library.

With the new surface installed, I now have absolutely no use for that meet from a betting standpoint---and, perhaps because they opt to sell Burgoo (what the hell is that anyway?) instead of Pizza---I didn't exactly take a liking to the place---that SO MANY I've known seem to.

However, I would seriously consider taking a ride there just to haunt the library for hours and hours. I would recommend that as the one stop you must make.

http://ww2.keeneland.com/visit/Lists/Copy/research.aspx

[paisjpq]

I have to agree with drugS that the library @ Keeneland is a must see...I have spent entire days in there...try to get one of the librarians to take you into the basement vault...they have amazing stuff that hasn't even been cataloged...photos, paintings etc.

for farm tours the easiest place to get into IMO is ashford...they are used to it...even during the breeding season...and they have an overhead gallery type area where they sometimes let tours watch a breeding.

I dont' eat steak...

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by JDank34

MALONE'S IS A MUST....also, you should just come out for opening day...why wait until Saturday??????????

If you go to Malone's, you will be within 6 blocks of my house. We live in the Lansdowne-Merrick subdivision, named for the Farm (Merrick), named for the TB that lived to the greatest recorded age (38), who lived there and is buried on the grounds of the farmhouse, now the Merrick Inn. It's nice to think about when I'm in my backyard that Merrick may have grazed on this hillside.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by Pedigree Ann

If you go to Malone's, you will be within 6 blocks of my house. We live in the Lansdowne-Merrick subdivision, named for the Farm (Merrick), named for the TB that lived to the greatest recorded age (38), who lived there and is buried on the grounds of the farmhouse, now the Merrick Inn. It's nice to think about when I'm in my backyard that Merrick may have grazed on this hillside.

I lived in the Hamburg area...it's weird to think about what was there and what is there now.

[Labeeb]

I'm thinking that if I really want to do burgoo right, I have to wait until I visit Louisiana and the Fair Grounds. Maybe I'll try a link of it.

As for Rader...bartender or patron?

[Labeeb]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Don't confuse burgoo with jambalaya.

Rader is the female bartender with short, spiked, dark brown/ black hair known to all. I suspect that she has worked there for a while. Everyone calls her name.

Actually I was getting burgoo confused with that strange link-like deal they sell in butcher shops in Louisiana. Name escapes me right now.

Is the track burgoo a good representation?

[Pedigree Ann]

Originally Posted by Cardus

Don't confuse burgoo with jambalaya. .

Burgoo is a local version of a meat stew, usually created in large batches and slow-cooked in a pot over an open fire. In olden days, game meats predominated but today they use beef and chicken mostrly. And local vegies, like corn and lima beans. Take a look at the Wikipedia entry:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burgoo

The sausage in question is, I think, andouille.

[Rootdog1]

Not sure why, the burgoo is famous...very tasty.