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09-24-2010, 01:35 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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World Equestrian Games
So I'm sure the vast majority of you probably have no clue what this is, but the World Equestrian Games start tomorrow and run for 2 weeks here in Lexington. It's basically the world championships for all of the non-race equestrian competitions.
It's supposed to draw 500,000 people from over 60 countries to central KY. It's the first time the event has been held in North America. It's the largest sporting event to be held in the US in 2010 and the largest sporting event ever held in this region. So, we're expecting crazy traffic and not bothering to go out to eat. In fact, our school system moved fall break up a week so we could get the hell out of town if we wanted - so we're going to Gatlinburg the week of the 4th. Should be pretty interesting - I've already seen a group of hot Swedish women tooling around downtown, and last night I flew back in to Louisville from Chicago and there was a huge plane with arabic writing on the side with 4-6 cop cars, a couple of limos, and a dozen-SUV processional waiting plane-side. So I suspect it was a foreign dignitary who came in for the WEG. The interesting thing is that while this area is of course known for horses, it's almost completely thoroughbreds/racing and none of thsi type of stuff. No one from the state of Kentucky is actually competing here! Can't wait to see what the traffic looks like next week on the way home every night...
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09-24-2010, 01:50 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Seven miles up
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There's a custom 747 sitting in Cincinnati from the U.A.E as well. Those guys in the middle east love their horses. Anyway, they also got Cincinnati a permit to house some of the horses that have to be quarantined before they are released for competition. Apparently, there are only a couple facilities in the states and they are too far away and too small for the large number horses to travel to Lexington in time. At least, that's what I was told.
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09-24-2010, 02:26 PM
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This guy has posted so much, his fingers are about to fall off.
Join Date: Nov 2000
Location: In Absentia
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Yeah, during the spring and fall meets at Keeneland when they do the sales, LEX usually has 2 or 3 HUGE jets sitting out there. Pretty cool.
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09-24-2010, 03:06 PM
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Coordinator
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: San Diego via Sausalito via San Jose via San Diego
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Is Hilary Swank going to be there?
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09-24-2010, 03:07 PM
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Pro Rookie
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Dayton, Ohio
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How about Sarah Jessica Parker.
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