Kentucky Trivia ● Kentucky Tweets
April 2, 1775, Fort Boonesborough begun and foundations of Transylvania Colony laid. Kentucky in Retrospect 1792-1967 by Kentucky Historical Society. pg: 9
April 2, 1780, Joice Craig Falconer, with her family and others, moved from the Lexington Fort to establish Francis McConnell’s Station only 1 1/4 miles away. Lexington, 1779 Pioneer Kentucky As Described by Early Settlers by Bettye Lee Martin pg: 24
April 2, 1780, Native Americans killed a man named “White.” Attacks became so prevalent in Central Kentucky that Levi Todd abandoned his station for the Lexington Fort. Lexington, 1779 Pioneer Kentucky As Described by Early Settlers by Bettye Lee Martin pg: 27

March 2, 2022, Spendthrift Farm bred the winner of Turfway Park’s 51st edition of the GIII $600,000 Jeff Ruby Stakes Stakes.
Kentucky Trivia: Turfway Park’s Jeff Ruby Stakes originated as the Latonia Spiral Stakes in 1972. In 1982, Jim Beam acquired naming rights for 17 years under two names; Jim Beam Spiral Stakes and then the Jim Beam Stakes. In 1988, Turfway increased the distance to 1 1⁄8 miles, and Lane’s End Farm took over sponsorship of the event in 2003 for eight years. In 2013, the Horseshoe Casino in Cincinnati became the sponsor.