Name: The Road to the Kentucky Derby Begins in Marion County
Start: 2025-04-29T16:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-29T17:00:00-04:00
Location: Master the Possibilities Education Center

The Road to the Kentucky Derby Begins in Marion County

COURSE #HIS515
Why do so many horses in the U.S. have a connection to our county? Learn how Marion County became the Horse Capital of the World® thanks to a little horse named Needles in 1956 and how he changed the trajectory of the Florida thoroughbred industry, making it one of the world’s leading breeding, sales, and racing centers.
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GENERAL PUBLIC: $11
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