| Lexington, Kentucky and the Bluegrass Region that | | | | Region. There are two racetracks to uphold the |
| surrounds it are known as the "Horse Capital of the | | | | tradition of horse racing in Kentucky. Keeneland |
| World." Lexington is the second largest city in | | | | racetrack is a beautiful facility steeped in the local |
| Kentucky after Louisville with a population of 268,080. | | | | tradition. Thoroughbred races have been held at |
| The Lexington-Fayette Metropolitan Statistical Area | | | | Keeneland in April and October since 1936. The Red |
| (MSA), which includes Bourbon, Clark, Fayette, | | | | Mile is a standard-bred (harness racing) track. It is the |
| Jessamine, Scott, and Woodford counties had a 2005 | | | | oldest race track in Lexington and the second oldest in |
| population of 429,889. | | | | the country. |
| The University of Kentucky, centered in Lexington, | | | | There are many festivals and cultural events in and |
| employs over 10,000 people, making them the largest | | | | around Lexington including June's Festival of the |
| employer in Lexington and the ninth largest company in | | | | Bluegrass, Kentucky's oldest Bluegrass music festival. |
| Kentucky. UK's College of Medicine and it's hospital | | | | Southern Nights: Spectacular Sights on Holiday Nights |
| would be the 21st largest employer in the state if it | | | | takes place mid-November through New Year's at the |
| were independent. Lexington's area code spells out | | | | Kentucky Horse Park. |
| "UKY" for the University. | | | | According to the VisitLex website, "Lexington has |
| UK's basketball program is immensely popular in the | | | | been called 'the city in the park' because of its location |
| city and throughout the state. The University of | | | | at the center of hundreds of beautiful, park-like horse |
| Kentucky Wildcats basketball team has won more | | | | farms. But the nickname also seems an apt description |
| games than any other team in college basketball | | | | of the cosmopolitan yet casual atmosphere of the |
| history. | | | | downtown area. |
| Lexington has been selected to be the site of the 2010 | | | | "Lexington offers a charming blend of big-city |
| World Equestrian Games, the major international | | | | amenities and small-town friendliness. Before, after and |
| equestrian championships. Many consider the World | | | | between meeting sessions at the modern Lexington |
| Equestrian Games to be even more important than | | | | Center convention complex, you'll find plenty to see |
| the Olympics. The games are held every four years | | | | and do. Beautiful historic office buildings, churches, and |
| on the second year after the Summer Olympics. This | | | | homes; many of Lexington's finest restaurants, |
| will be the first time the World Equestrian Games have | | | | specialty shops and galleries; and major performance |
| been held in the United States. | | | | and sports arenas are within easy and safe walking |
| Additional sports in Lexington include the Lexington | | | | distance." |
| Legends Class A minor league baseball team, who | | | | All-in-all, Lexington is one of the most liveable cities in |
| play in Applebee's Park and the Lexington Horsemen | | | | the US. Great climate, friendly people and a super |
| of the United Indoor Football League. | | | | location make Lexington a great place to live and |
| There's a lot to do in Lexington and the Bluegrass | | | | work. |