Editor’s Note: As Lexington celebrates the 250th anniversary of its founding, the Herald-Leader and kentucky.com each day throughout 2025 will share interesting facts about our hometown. Compiled by ...

A racehorse who suffered a career-ending injury during Kentucky Derby weekend is now thriving at his retirement farm in ...

Kentucky is America’s “Bluegrass State”, a reference to a species of grass (Poa pratensis) that covers its rolling hills and ...

Since its founding, Lexington has been an influential part of the state and the country. As one of the first settlements in the region, beginning before Kentucky was a state, Lexington was a center of ...

CASA of Lexington is going through central Kentucky counties to light up their Christmas trees. Known as ‘Joy Trees,’ the ...

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) - Lexington-based horse trainer Larry Demeritte died Tuesday at age 75 after a decades-long battle with cancer. From the Bahamas to the Kentucky Derby, Larry Demeritte never ...

Lexington, Kentucky, offers a variety of fall activities for locals and visitors from nearby Louisville. Middle Springs Farm in Paris hosts weekend events with corn mazes, pumpkin patches, and ...

and the 10 equine participants in that race have each taken their own paths since leaving the starting gate at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Ky. The Classic was the punctuation at the end of a ...

NICHOLASVILLE, Ky. — Jaron Kohari never thought his path to sobriety would involve horses. The 1,000-pound animals unnerved him upon his arrival at a farm outside Lexington that teaches horsemanship ...

Multiple Grade 2 winner Arzak will be available for inspection at Mulholland Springs Farm in Lexington, Ky., during the November sales ...

Equestrian: Kentucky Summer Classic at Kentucky Horse Park, 7:30 a.m. Horse racing: Harness racing at Red Mile, 1 p.m. Minor league baseball: Lexington vs. High Point at Legends Field, 6:45 p.m. Pro ...