If the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games hold exactly to budget, the event at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington will show a profit of $52, according to Jamie Link, head of the local organizing committee for the games, which represent world championships in eight horse sports.

But Link, chief executive of the World Games 2010 Foundation, told Kentucky legislators recently that the $76million event is based on a very conservative budget, and based on commitments so far — six months from the games’ 16-day run Sept. 25-Oct. 10 — he is confident it will turn a much larger profit, which can be used to create a lasting legacy for the horse park. More.

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