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A Day at the Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center

Photos by Liz Moyer



The Maker’s Mark Secretariat Center at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, is a place where Thoroughbreds begin their transition from racehorse to second careers as show, pleasure and companion horses. See what goes on in an average day at the facility, and read more about retraining Thoroughbreds in the February 2013 issue of Horse Illustrated.



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