2010 Pre-Conference ToursPlease register for these tours by using the registration form at the back of the pre-conference brochure. Online registration will be available December 1, 2009. ![]() Backstretch Breakfast and Louisville Stoneware TourWednesday, June 9, 8:00 am - 12:30 pmCost: $79/person* Includes transportation and breakfast Minimum 30, maximum 45 participants "They're Off!" to savor the exclusive atmosphere of a morning at Churchill Downs. Witness the morning training of the most spectacular thoroughbreds while enjoying a home-style breakfast in the Trackside Kitchen; tour two floors of race-related exhibits at the Kentucky Derby Museum and see Churchill Downs Frontside and Winner's Circle. Then it's on to Louisville Stoneware sot see how this hand-made and hand-painted stoneware is created. Horses and Bourbon TourWednesday, June 9, 8:30 am - 4:00 pmCost: $95/person* Includes transportation and lunch Minimum 30, maximum 45 participants Enjoy the beauty of the lush Bluegrass countryside as you visit the Kentucky Horse Park. More than 30 breeds find home on this 1,032 acre working horse farm. Visit the blacksmith, International Museum of the Horse, and more. Lunch at the Holly Hill Inn, circa 1845, a charming restaurant offering fine dining in a historic country setting. Tour one of Kentucky's oldest distilleries, Woodford Reserve. Here you can see unique exhibits, historical photos, genuine copper pot stills and taste some of Kentucky's finest bourbon! ![]() Bardstown and Maker's Mark Distillery TourWednesday, June 9, 9:30 am - 5:00 pmCost: $80/person* Includes transportation and lunch Minimum 30, maximum 45 participants Located south of Louisville is the historic city of Bardstown, Kentucky, "Bourbon Capital of the World". You'll begin with a visit to My Old Kentucky Home, the mansion said to inspire Stephen Foster to write the Kentucky state song. After a scrumptious Southern lunch at Kurtz's Restaurant, it's on to the celebrated Maker's Mark Distillery. Here you will see the step-by-step process of creating a bottle of Maker's Mark bourbon, including the dipping of the famous red wax! Mansions and Ghosts TourWednesday, June 9, 1:30 pm - 4:00 pmCost: $52/person* Includes transportation Minimum 30, maximum 45 participants Old Louisville is a historic preservation district south of the city and home to the third most Victorian mansions in the United States. See examples of everything from Arts&Crafts styling, to the elegant Victorian as you visit a variety of Old Louisville homes. Get a tantalizing glimpse of the elegant past with eerie true tales of those spirits that refuse to vacate their turn-of-the-century mansions. Walk the lovely St. James Court area as well as Central Park. * All cancellations for refunds must be submitted in writing and postmarked no later than May 1, 2010. A $10 cancellation fee will apply. Refund requests will not be accepted after May 6, 2010. If tours do not fill their minimum by May 6, 2010, they will be canceled.
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