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The Classicist: Thoroughbreds, Bourbon and Private Planes from Flexjet

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Private jet juggernaut Flexjet is offering an alluring incentive to new fractional owners via a promotion with Kentucky's Keeneland, one of the world's leading thoroughbred racing and auction facilities. The three-day Unbridled experience centers around the 2011 Breeders' Cup World Championships this fall. Known as the thoroughbred industry's most prestigious championship event, the Breeders' Cup attracts fierce competition for the richest prize-money event in the world with over $26 million in purses at stake. There's a lot more to the Unbridled experience, however, as you'd expect considering the cost for a 1/16th fraction (or 50 hours / year) on one of the company's Learjet 40XRs starts at $362,500.

Each owner and their guest will enjoy the Breeders' Cup races in the comfort of a finish-line owner's suite at the iconic Churchill Downs, one of the world's greatest racetracks and home of the Kentucky Derby, as well as an invitation to attend sun-up morning workouts. A one-on-one meeting with a renowned thoroughbred trainer and an insider's look at a famed horse farm are also in the offing. The Unbridled experience is available in limited quantities at no extra charge for Flexjet customers purchasing a new fractional share now through June 12, 2011; the all-inclusive experience takes place November 3 - 6.

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Emeril Lagasse Heads New Kentucky Food Festival

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Louisville Kentucky's Churchill Downs will be the setting for a new food and wine festival called Fork, Cork and Style. The event, scheduled for September 12 from 1:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. at Churchill Downs racetrack will feature chef Emeril Lagasse among other celebrity chefs who will offer cooking demonstrations. A wine testing will feature Grgich Hills, Jordan Winery, Cloudy Bay and many more. Festival tickets run from just $15 (for festival admission and the first plate of food) to as much as $500 for a VIP ticket that includes a meet and greet with celebrity chefs, reserved seating at the cooking demo stage, access to the wine tasting and VIP parking.

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Win, Place or Show Luxury Kentucky Derby Packages

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I know, we are not even through with Christmas yet, so the Kentucky Derby and the month of May seems like a whole world away but Churchill Downs recently announced a limited number of 2007 Kentucky Derby experience packages. There are 22 packages which cost from $4,000 to $25,000. There are three experience levels: Win, Place and Show. The "Win" package is the priciest and includes two tickets to a table on Millionaires' Row for the Derby and Oaks, hotel accommodations, limo service, tickets to the Barnstable Brown Party, tickets to the Kentucky Derby Winners' Party, tickets to the press party and a tour of the stable area during workouts on Kentucky Oaks morning. There are only 4 win packages available at $25,000 each. The Place package which includes two tickets to a third-floor clubhouse box for Derby and Oaks, hotel accommodation tickets to the Kentucky Derby Winners' Party and two tickets to the press party sells for $15,000 and there are six packages available. The Show package includes two tickets to a first-floor clubhouse box for the Derby and Oaks, tickets to the Derby post position draw and tickets to the Press Party. There are 12 packages which sell for $4,000 each.

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