About KEEP
Ken Jackson

Ken Jackson

Ken graduated from both the University of Kentucky and the University of Louisville, with degrees in Finance and Law. During his college years, Ken was a four-year letterman for the UK Baseball Team. After college, Ken was a partner with the firm of Greenebaum, Doll & McDonald, specializing in Equine Law and Litigation. Currently, Ken has a private practice in Lexington.  Ken also is an owner/partner of Kentuckiana Farms and Lexington Selected Sales Company. He was an original member of the United States Trotting Association Blue Ribbon Breeders Committee, a former Chairman of the Executive Committee of American Championship Harness Series and is a Founding Member of the North American Standardbred Breeders Association.  Ken currently serves as a member of the Kentucky Horse Racing Authority, the TOBA Sales Integrity Task Force and represents the Standardbred breeders in connection with the Kentucky Standardbred Breeders Incentive Fund.

Our Mission

To increase awareness of the benefits of Kentucky's horse economy and to promote jobs and economic opportunities for Kentuckians through the Commonwealth's world-class horse industry.

Goals

Educate the public and key state constituencies about the benefits the entire horse industry provides to all sectors of Kentucky's economy

  • Develop a state grassroots network involving Kentucky's horse economy in all 120 counties
  • Build a state coalition of diverse organizations supporting Kentucky's horse economy.

Encourage the development of a pro-jobs and economic opportunities agenda for the Kentucky horse economy to include:

  • Increased state advocacy and promotion of the Kentucky horse industry
  • Initiatives to stimulate jobs and economic growth through economic incentives and tax reform to solidify Kentucky's horse economy leadership to attract new horse industry interests to the state.
  • Expansion of existing state horse economy programs for all breeds such as the Kentucky Breeder's Incentive Program, to encourage ownership of Kentucky-bred horses
Key Initiatives
  • Distribution of fact-based Kentucky horse economy information.
  • Team 120: A broad-based grassroots network of horse economy participants in every Kentucky county.
  • A state advisory committee consisting of prominent horse industry representatives from all sectors of Kentucky's horse economy.
  • A state coalition of organizations with horse economy-related interests including state and local chambers of commerce, rotaries, businesses, labor and trade associations.
Charter Member Organizations

Chairman

Brereton Jones
Governor of Kentucky (1991-95)
Airdrie Stud

Vice-Chairman

Bill Casner
Chairman and Co-Founder
WinStar Farm

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