Thanks everyone for your input, I believe I will just take myself around to the farms (and a few distillery tours
). Special thanks to a fellow DTer who has connections at Lane's End and said he could get me in - AP Indy, Curlin and Lemon Drop Kid will be a real treat to see - thanks, drinks will be on me at Churchill that weekend!
I'm going to do three days and two nights in Bluegrass Country - hoping to stay at Old Friends B&B - would love some one-on-one time with Lava Man, he's every California claiming owners dream
After some advice I got from folks here and friends from the track who have been to KY, I think I'll try to visit Three Chimneys, Gainesway, Lane's End, Airdrie, Stonewell, Shadwell and Hill 'n' Dale... maybe a couple others if I can fit them in but these ones all seem to be "must see" farms. I want to see Cigar but I hear that the Kentucky Horse Park isn't worth the price of admission if all you're really interested in is race horses - anyone here feel otherwise?
Riot, I'll take you up on the meal invite, I have no doubt you've got some great stories and I've found DTers to be nothing but great people. I'd love to meet up with any other DTers while I'm in town (I'll post again as I get closer to the trip) and if we meet up, the first drink is on me!
Thanks everyone for your words of wisdom, I do appreciate it!