Former Kentucky First Lady and cancer awareness activist Jane Beshear will join with the Kentucky Cancer Program at the University of Louisville to celebrate survivorship and raise awareness of breast cancer.
Horses and Hope: A Breast Cancer Awareness Day at the Races will be held Wednesday, April 13, at Keeneland race track in Lexington. Doors open at 10:30 a.m. with lunch served at 11:30 a.m. at the Keene Barn and Entertainment Center.
Breast cancer survivors and guests are invited to enjoy lunch and a Derby Fashion Style Show sponsored by Talbots, The Spa at Griffin Gate, Kroger, Keeneland and WKYT-TV and emceed by WKYT anchor Amber Philpott. Following the program, participants will be escorted to reserved seating in Keeneland’s Grandstand where the day’s racing will feature a Horses and Hope race honoring breast cancer survivors.
Horses and Hope is a project of Beshear and the Kentucky Cancer Program. The mission is to increase cancer awareness, education, screening and treatment referral among Kentucky’s horse industry workers and other special populations. Screenings and events are held across the state in collaboration with the new Horses and Hope Cancer Screening Van launched earlier this year with KentuckyOne Health.
Ticket packages are $30 per person and include reserved parking, track admission, lunch, covered grandstand seating, racing program and a special Horses and Hope souvenir. Participants are encouraged to wear pink for breast cancer awareness.
Seating is limited so registration by April 11 is advised. To make reservations, call 859-254-3412.
