2018 Keeneland Concours d'Elegance Information

July 18, 2018 by Keeneland Concours

Lexington, KY – July 16, 2018 - Classic cars and classic hospitality makes for a weekend of classic memories at Keeneland.

July 19th through the 22nd will be a weekend of horsepower in the Horse Capital of the World. Since it began in 2004, the Keeneland Concours d'Elegance has become a community event with national participation. This year, over 160 cars from brass era steamers to exotic future classics will compete at one of Kentucky's iconic horse racing venues, Keeneland Race Course. The concours and all the associated events and activities are charitable fundraisers in support of the Kentucky Children's Hospital.

The weekend's festivities will begin with the Bourbon Tour on Thursday, July 19th. The tour will commence with breakfast at Heirloom Restaurant in Midway. From there, the group will make its way through picturesque horse country to the Old Friends Farm, a thoroughbred retirement farm. Lunch will take place at Wallace Station in Versailles, part of the family of restaurants from Chef Ouita Michel. The trip will conclude with a VIP tour of the Lexington Brewing & Distilling Co., led by Mark Coffman, Master Distiller, and Ken Lee, Master Brewer. This tour is an all-inclusive experience, and only 12 spots are available. To find out more, visit http://keenelandconcours.com/events/bourbon-tour/.

FIRE & ICE is the theme for this year's Keeneland Concours Bash - Hot Cars - Cool Music - Sizzling Hors d 'Oeuvres – Chilled Cocktails. Join us at the Grand Reserve on Friday, 20th from 7:00pm-11:00pm. This event is sponsored by Blue Grass Motorsport and the University of Kentucky Federal Credit Union. Guests are encouraged to show off their most stylish and creative cocktail attire. For tickets to July's hottest (or coolest) party, visit http://keenelandconcours.com/events/concours-bash/ . Proceeds benefit the UK Healthcare Kentucky Children's Hospital.

The weekend's main event, the Keeneland Concours d'Elegance, will be held at Keeneland on July 21st beginning at 9:00 A.M. This year's Concours showcases 160 collector cars and motorcycles competing in twenty judged classes. The featured marque this year is BMW, with classes devoted to BMW motorsports, sports cars, and motorcycles. The Concours will also showcase a class of well-preserved carriages; in keeping with its equestrian surroundings. The awards ceremony will start at 3:00 P.M. when the winning cars from each class will roll across the awards platform.

The Keeneland Concours has become a gathering place for regional car clubs, and each year the membership of these clubs compete to see who can raise the most money for Kentucky Children's Hospital. Last year, the car club paddock raised $3,974.11, bringing their total raised over the last ten years to $54,095.62.

The day's festivities will conclude with the drawing for the Porsche Raffle. One lucky participant will be going home with a 2018 Porsche Boxster. Only 1,200 tickets will be sold, and are still for sale on the concours website and at select retailers in Lexington and Louisville. To find out more about purchasing raffle tickets, visit http://keenelandconcours.com/raffle/.

On July 22nd, drivers will converge on the Keene Library to take part in the 15th annual Tour d'Elegance. This year's tour will be a 90 mile ride through some of the best driving roads in the bluegrass, with a stop along the way at Taylor Made Farm – home to California Chrome. Drivers will then work their way back to Lexington and Red Mile, a harness track that has been a part of the cultural fabric of the community since 1875. For more information on the Sunday tour, visit http://keenelandconcours.com/events/sunday-tour-delegance/.

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What can be better than spending a weekend with pristine historic vehicles and taking in Kentucky icons? Doing it all for a cause. The Keeneland Concours d'Elegance has been proud to support the Kentucky Children's Hospital since 2004. Over the last 15 years, the Concours has raised close to $750,000 to help bring better healthcare to the children of Kentucky. To learn more about our work with KCH, call 859.422.3329 or visit http://keenelandconcours.com/about/our-beneficiary/.

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