Two of Kentucky’s most famous industries, bourbon and horse racing, have united to raise money for a new 25-acre center at the Kentucky Horse Park to facilitate adoption of former racehorses. Since 1996, Maker’s Mark and Keeneland have produced a limited edition Maker’s Mark bottle to benefit a good cause. This year’s beneficiary is the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, which hopes to put $500,000 over three years toward the new facility at the Kentucky Horse Park.

Keeneland and Maker’s Mark have a formidable ally in this project. Penny Chenery, who owned Secretariat, has lent the Triple Crown winner’s name to the proposed center, and this year’s bottles commemorate the 30th anniversary of Secretariat’s Triple Crown win