Silver Cup
This file appears in: First Race Course
Silver cups such as this one were often given as prizes at early horse races and horse shows. Courtesy of the Kentucky Historical Society.
This file appears in: First Race Course
First Race Course
Historical Marker #6 in Lexington notes the location of the first straight quarter-mile horse racing course in Kentucky, which was established years before statehood.
Kentucky was the first state settled west of the Appalachian Mountains. Many…