We’re nearing the tail-end of March Madness, for those of you who follow college basketball, or who have read previous posts here about the Univ. of Kentucky’s basketball team.

Sadly, our UK Wildcats lost in the Elite 8 round and didn’t make it to the Final Four this year. So there won’t be any partying in the streets of Lexington. Of course, making it to the Elite 8 is better than they’ve done in many years, so it’s not all bad. On Tuesday night, the UK women’s team lost (in the Elite 8 round as well) their bid for a first-ever spot in the Final Four. Perhaps next year …

Now that the basketball season is officially finished here in the Bluegrass, everyone’s attention can turn to horses. Keeneland’s spring meet starts tomorrow and runs through most of April. And the ever-popular Rolex KY Three-Day Event (here at the KY Horse Park, along with the WEG test events for dressage and jumping) is in just a few short weeks. The many tents are already going up.

And those WEG marathon obstacles that we’ve been trying to keep secret? The many thousands of people who will be in the park to watch the Rolex cross country will have their first full look at them, so I may be able to post some photos here as well that day. The Rolex KY Three-Day Event is April 22 through 25, so stay tuned!