MEDIA ADVISORY

KENTUCKY HORSE PARK BIDS FOR 2010 WORLD EQUESTRIAN GAMES

Governor Ernie Fletcher will announce Kentucky’s bid for the 2010 World Equestrian Games at a press conference at the Kentucky Horse Park on Thursday, July 8.  If awarded by the International Equestrian Federation (FEI), the games will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park in September 2010.

WHO:            Ernie Fletcher, Governor

                        Jim Host, Commerce Secretary

                        John Nicholson, Kentucky Horse Park Executive Director

                        John Long, United States Equestrian Federation, Inc. CEO

WHAT:          Kentucky bid announcement for the 2010 World Equestrian Games

WHEN:         Thursday, July 8, 2004, 2:45 pm

WHERE:       Kentucky Horse Park, Man o’ War Memorial*

WHY:             To bring a prestigious international event to Kentucky and

                        the Kentucky Horse Park.

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*Rain site is in the lobby of the International Museum of the Horse.