Kentucky Revised Statutes. KRS Chapter 230. Racing dates..310 License for participants in horse racing. Pari-Mutuel Wagering for Harness Racing. The National Racing Compact has. The Compact shall not complete the processing of an application for a national racing license as a harness driver unless. Thunder Ridge Raceway in eastern Kentucky, which opened in 1994, will not race a live harness meet in 2018 after surrendering its license. The action came during the.

Kentucky Horse Park HISTORIC ART & ARTIFACTS EXHIBITION Press Release Date: Friday, June 15, 2007 Contact Information: Cindy Rullman, 859-259-4209 ext 209, crullman@kyhorsepark.com LEXINGTON, KY (June 15, 2007) Where was the place to be seen in the mid-1800s? For a very large cross-section of society, it was at a harness racing meet. Harness racing continues to draw crowds to racetracks around the country, but in the mid-1800s it was especially popular as both sporting and social event at large city racetracks and hundreds of quaint, small town fairs. This week, the Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse – an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution – opens a new exhibition to honor and commemorate a piece of that rich history. Twitter App For Java Jar.

“The History of Harness Racing by Currier and Ives and the Kentucky Connection,” produced by the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame, highlights the early history of the sport of harness racing through 66 rare Currier and Ives lithographic prints. In addition, a careful selection of important artifacts will help complete the story of the sport from its mid-nineteenth century heyday up to today. Also included in the exhibition will be historic racing trophies, old sale catalogs, driving colors (jackets and caps), paintings, drawings and cartoons, shoes, weathervane, Maud S. High Wheel Sulky, speed wagon, old and current race bikes, tack trunks and statuettes. “The History of Harness Racing by Currier and Ives and the Kentucky Connection,” will be on display in the museum from June 15-October 21.