About Our Tours

If you are looking for a close encounter with horses, this tour is a must! Horse Farm Tours gives its guests a close-up look at the world's premier Thoroughbred horse farms. You can expect to spend approximately three hours with your tour guide visiting horse farms, Historic Keeneland Race Course and other attractions in the area. Every tour includes a drive by Calumet, two farms with a walk through one of the region's modern barns, and a tour of Keeneland Race Course. Tours depart from the Hampton Inn at Exit 110 on I-75 and the Embassy Suites at Exit 115 on I-75 twice daily.

We offer a complete and comfortable tour with knowledgeable guides. We strive to make your visit to the Horse Capital of the World a part of the great Thoroughbred tradition. Our goal is to take you inside the plank fences and down the shady lanes of Central Kentucky. You will see horses after their racing careers are over, in-foal broodmares, weanlings, yearlings, and depending upon the time of year, newborn foals. Our tour is unique in that we offer a glimpse into the daily procedures of working farms. You will have an opportunity to walk through the modern barns. You don't even have to clean a stall!

What to Expect

This 3-hour tour generally includes a drive by world-famous Calumet Farm with history of what made this farm so famous back in the 1940s and 1950s and up until the present day.

You will visit the famous Keeneland Race Course and take a walking tour of the lovely ivy-covered old buildings. The morning tours get to see morning workouts.  Keeneland was the home of the Breeder Cup Champion Races in 2015 and 2022. Then you will visit a couple of farms where you can get up and personal with the horses.

We always visit Keeneland on the 8:00 tour.  During the race meets in April and October we are unable visit Keeneland on the 12:30 tour.

In the Spring you will get to see broodmares and their new foals and see these new foals try to stand on those long legs! During the tour, you will see sights where several motion pictures have been filmed.

Tours may vary depending on availability at Keeneland and the farms.  

Cost

Adults: $41
Seniors: $40
Children under 12: $29

All ages: $40 during off-season (December 1 - February 28)
All ages: $47 during Kentucky Derby Week

Prices may vary during peak times (such as the Kentucky Derby) and during the off season (December 1 - February 28). There is no cancellation on tours from May 3rd – May 9th

Tours are given daily at 8:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. seven days a week year-round (with the exception of certain holidays). Each tour lasts approximately 3 1/2 hours. During the Morning tour, you will be able to see the horses working out at Keeneland Race Course.

Guests must meet at Embassy Suites at Exit 115 on I-75 for pickup or the Hampton Inn at Exit 110 on I-75. Please be ready for pickup 15 minutes prior to your tour time.

All tours have a minimum of four guests. Tours that do not reach the four guest minimum will be cancelled and your card will be refunded.

For reservations 48 hours prior to tour date, please call the office for reservations at 859-268-2906

For more information about our tours, please visit the Tour Information page.