Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky., The Buzz column.

By Jim Jordan, Lexington Herald-Leader, Ky. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Nov. 8--I'LL HAVE BREAKFAST INDOORS, THANKS: The new Spring Hill Suites on South Broadway is unique, says manager Mark Kuiper. "We are the only hotel in Kentucky that overlooks a racetrack," The Red Mile.

But there's more to the horse business than the glory of racing -- and Spring Hill Suites delivers a well-rounded picture.

Next to the four-story hotel is a long row of Red Mile barns that contribute to a large muck pile a couple of feet from the hotel's rear patio.

Ah, there's nothing like a cloud of steam rising from a muck pile on a Bluegrass morning to …