For the third consecutive year, Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Fla., will play host to one of the biggest sporting events in the world — and one of the largest parties at a racetrack. The Pegasus World Cup Invitational Stakes, scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 26, will feature star-studded entertainment and an expanded racing lineup highlighted by a new $7-million turf race.

With the Breeders’ Cup World Championships right around the corner, it’s time to start making more detailed plans about your trip to Louisville, Ky. These plans include where to eat and the good news for Breeders’ Cup attendees is that good restaurants are not at all hard to come by in “The ‘Ville.” Everyone loves barbecue, or at least most racing fans do. Here are five restaurants in Louisville that all Breeders’ Cup-bound barbecue fanatics should check out.