United States, 2001 AD., Philadelphia mint, ¼ Dollar, Kentucky commemorative, KM 322.

United States, 50 State Quarters series, Kentucky commemorative, engravers: J. Flanagan (obverse) and T. James Ferrell (reverse), Philadelphia mint, 2001 AD.,
¼ Dollar / 25 Cents (24,3 mm / 5,64 g), copper-nickel clad copper, theor. mint weight 5,67 g., mintage 353.000.000 , coin alignment ↑↓ (180°), reeded edge,
Obv.: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / LIBERTY - IN / GOD WE / TRUST / P / QUARTER DOLLAR , portrait of George Washington facing left, motto and mintmark to r.
Rev.: KENTUCKY / 1792 / "MY OLD / KENTUCKY / HOME" / TJF / 2001 / E PLURIBUS UNUM , Bardstown mansion, Federal Hill, with a thoroughbred racehorse behind a fence, above the date of Kentucky´s admission into the Union "1792"; engraver´s initials TJF to r.
KM 322 .

Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state located in the East Central United States of America. As classified by the United States Census Bureau, Kentucky is a Southern state, more specifically in the East South Central region. Kentucky is one of four U.S. states constituted as a commonwealth (the others being Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Massachusetts). Originally a part of Virginia, in 1792 Kentucky became the 15th state to join the Union. Kentucky is the 37th most extensive and the 26th most populous of the 50 United States.
Kentucky is known as the "Bluegrass State", a nickname based on the fact that bluegrass is present in many of the pastures throughout the state, based on the fertile soil. It made possible the breeding of high-quality livestock, especially thoroughbred racing horses. It is a land with diverse environments and abundant resources, including the world's longest cave system, Mammoth Cave National Park; the greatest length of navigable waterways and streams in the contiguous United States; and the two largest man-made lakes east of the Mississippi River. It is also home to the highest per capita number of deer and turkey in the United States, the largest free-ranging elk herd east of Montana, and the nation's most productive coalfield. Kentucky is also known for horse racing, bourbon distilleries, bluegrass music, automobile manufacturing, tobacco and college basketball.

My Old Kentucky Home State Park is a state park located in Bardstown, Kentucky. The park's centerpiece is Federal Hill, a former plantation built by United States Senator John Rowan in 1795. During Rowan's life, the mansion became a meeting place for local politicians and hosted several visiting dignitaries. Tradition holds that songwriter Stephen Foster, who was a cousin of Senator Rowan, was inspired to write My Old Kentucky Home after a visit to Federal Hill in 1852, although some scholars believe Foster never visited the mansion. My Old Kentucky Home was designated the state song of Kentucky in 1928. The Federal Hill mansion was featured on a U.S. postage stamp in 1992, and it is one of the symbols featured on the reverse of the Kentucky state quarter issued in 2002.
The Federal Hill mansion was sold to the My Old Kentucky Home Commission in 1920 and donated to the state for use as a state park two years later. It was originally designated a state historic site, but was transferred to the Division of State Parks in 1936 and became a state park at that time.
Federal Hill, commonly called "My Old Kentucky Home", is a historic Federal-style home. The mansion was built by Judge John Rowan, constructing the back side in 1795, additional space from 1799–1802, and making it the stately mansion it is today from 1808 to 1818, using slave labor and bricks made on site. Rowan directed the brick making himself. The windowsills and mantels on the fireplace were exquisitely carved by a free black craftsman. Three quarters of the furniture exhibited inside the mansion was owned by the Rowan family. The Rowan family coin silver is also exhibited there. With Rowan in residence, Federal Hill was a local power center in the realms of legal, political, and social events. Prominent visitors to the home included Marquis de Lafayette and Henry Clay.

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are considered "hot-blooded" horses, known for their agility, speed and spirit.
The Thoroughbred as it is known today was developed in 17th and 18th-century England, when native mares were crossbred with imported Oriental stallions of Arabian, Barb, and Turkoman breeding. All modern Thoroughbreds can trace their pedigrees to three stallions originally imported into England in the 17th century and 18th century, and to a larger number of foundation mares of mostly English breeding. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the Thoroughbred breed spread throughout the world; they were imported into North America starting in 1730 and into Australia, Europe, Japan and South America during the 19th century. Millions of Thoroughbreds exist today, and more than 118,000 foals are registered each year worldwide.