Kentucky, officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Upland South region of the United States. It is known as the “Bluegrass State”, a nickname based on Kentucky bluegrass, a species of grass found in many of its pastures, which has supported the thoroughbred horse industry in the center of the state
Kentucky was admitted into the Union as the 15th state on June 1, 1792, splitting from Virginia in the process.
