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Article: BIG WEEKEND, BUT DOUBTS REMAIN HORSE PARK RIDING HIGH.(NEWS)
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- The Kentucky Post (Covington, KY)
- Article date:
- April 29, 2000
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A global television broadcast. International newspaper and magazine coverage. A spot on the top 100 list of the country's tourist destinations.
This is the stuff that a tourism promoters' dreams are made of, and promoters at the Kentucky Horse Park are hoping they never wake up.
You might say this is dream weekend at the park, as two major events kick off the tourist season and elevate the park to a new level of prominence.
More than 60,000 people are flocking to the 1,032 acres of rolling hills on Lexington's outskirts this weekend to witness the only four-star equestrian sport competition in North America, the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event. ...