NAILE TIMELINE

1974First North American Livestock Exposition held at Kentucky Exposition Center: featured beef cattle only.

1975Sheep division added. Total number of Expo entries: 1,443, with 12 breeds competing.

1977Expo came to be known as NAILE, and expanded to include swine and dairy cattle.

1978NAILE Quarter Horse Show introduced, going on to become a top show in the nation.

1979North American Championship Rodeo joined NAILE and performed in Freedom Hall.

1983Draft horse division added to Expo.

1988NAILE dairy goat show added.

1992Llama and alpaca show added to Expo.

2000NAILE added Boer goat division.

2007Mule and donkey show added to Expo.

2015NAILE experienced record-setting year: 29,181 entries and $110,000 raised for Sale of Champions