State Horse

Thoroughbred

The thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing and is the state horse of Kentucky.  The thoroughbred is associated with Kentucky throughout the world and can be found on the 2001 Kentucky state quarter.  Horses are a multibillion dollar industry in Kentucky and Central Kentucky's Bluegrass Region has the world's greatest concentration of thoroughbred breeding farms.

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