Despite the magnitude of the calamity, Queen Elizabeth II at first refused to visit the village, sparking criticism in the press and questions about why she wouldn’t go. Harold Evans witnesses Her Majesty’s trip to New York City today, the queen’s seventh visit to America during her six-decade reign. Queen Elizabeth visits Kentucky horse farm. Besides visiting some Kentucky horse farms, her stay will be low-key, with the only public appearances on Sunday during church services in Versailles near Lexington and when she departs Monday. At this point in the show’s third season, it is supposed to be 1967. Queen Elizabeth II has undertaken a number of state and official visits since ascending the throne in 1952, as well as trips throughout the Commonwealth, making her the most widely travelled head of state in history.She does not require a British passport for travelling overseas, as all British passports are issued in her name. Queen Elizabeth II said goodby to her Kentucky hosts, thanked her police motorcycle escorts and waved to 100 spectators Sunday, then boarded a plane home to England. And though she did spend time looking at stallions during that six-day trip, her real reason for the visit was to attend the inaugural running of the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup at Keeneland Race Course. Queen Elizabeth's U.S. By. LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) _ Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, whose horses have won 385 races and $1.5 million in prize money, is back in the Bluegrass to see if she's raising any more winners. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images Elizabeth was not yet queen when, at the age of 25, the princess first met an American president. BRIAN MALLOY (0) LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain arrived Friday in Kentucky Bluegrass Country to begin a … In her only public appearance, Queen Elizabeth presented the trophy to … But Queen Elizabeth II didn’t set foot on Kentucky soil until 1984. Queen Elizabeth II visits a horse farm in Kentucky, USA, 10th October 1984. An avid horsewoman, the queen was on a private visit to Kentucky to select some stallions for the Royal mares. Harry Truman and his wife Bess hosted Elizabeth and Prince Philip on a two-day visit … Visits. The queen, on a six-day visit to the Bluegrass, toured several horse farms and presented a silver Georgian trophy to the winner of a new Keeneland race named in her honor: the Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup. Queen Elizabeth II, with William Farish III on Oct. 9, 1984, inspected mares at Farish’s Lane’s End Farm in Woodford County. Queen Elizabeth II fulfilled her life-long dream of attending America's premier horse race on Saturday as she joined a star-filled crowd at the Kentucky Derby.