I highly recommend this experience! Our tour guide was nothing less than superior: knowledgeable, informative, entertaining, fun ( very punny), and caring. The sights were beautifully iconic. Saving the best ( according to our family group) for last, the horses were magnificent plus we got to be up close and personal for photographing and petting!
If I had to do it over here are the two changes I'd make: (1). We went on a Sunday. Not much is going on or open on Sunday. Choose another day if possible. (2)We went on the 12:30 tour as we drove 4.5 hours to get there. Go on the morning tour as you will be able to see the horses exercising and running the track in the morning only. Had we had travel time the day before and had known how gorgeous the Lexington Embassy Suites was ( which is where the pick up point for the 12 passenger tour van is) we would have come down the night before ( and perhaps stayed a second day).
In general, the tour was great and our tour guide made it outstanding!