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16Jul

Retired racecaller Tom Durkin will lead tours of the National Museum of Racing

By Clairenmike  |  July 16th, 2017  |  Breeders' Cup, Hall of Fame, National Museum of Racing, Saratoga Race Course, Triple Crown  |  Balmoral Race Course, Breeders' Cup, Cahokia Downs, Hall of Fame, Hialeah Race Course, Man o' War, Miles Park, National Museum of Racing, New York Racing Association, Quad City Downs, Saratoga Race Course, thoroughbred racing, Tom Durkin, Triple Crown  |  No Comments

Retired racecaller Tom Durkin, one of the most recognizable and vibrant personalities in the history of American thoroughbred racing, will […]

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08Jul

Lexington Fundraiser has items from two Triple Crown winners

By Clairenmike  |  July 8th, 2017  |  American Pharoah, Horse Racing, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Nyquist, Secretariat, Triple Crown  |  A.P. Indy, American Pharoah, Arrogate, auctions, Curlin, fundraiser, Ghostzapper, Keeneland, KY, Lexington, Mark "Snake" Thompson, McCarthy's, Nyquist, Secretariat, Serena’s Song, thoroughbred industry, Triple Crown, Will Take Charge  |  No Comments

A fundraiser for longtime thoroughbred industry veteran Mark “Snake” Thompson will be held at McCarthy’s in downtown Lexington, Ky., on […]

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06Jul

“Free Fridays” at National Museum of Racing

By Clairenmike  |  July 6th, 2017  |  Hall of Fame, Horse Racing, National Museum of Racing  |  Embrace The Race, Hall of Fame, horse racing, National Museum of Racing, NY, Saratoga Springs  |  No Comments

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will be offering free admission each Friday from 2 p.m. to […]

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30Jun

Man o’ War mural to be unveiled in Lexington

By Clairenmike  |  June 30th, 2017  |  Belmont Stakes, Horse Racing, Lexington  |  Agustin Zarate, Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, Man o' War, mural, racehorse  |  No Comments

The legendary Man o’ War, one of America’s original sporting heroes, will be depicted in larger-than-life fashion via a 30′ […]

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23Jun

Halters of famous Thoroughbreds at CKRH’s 14th annual gala fundraiser

By Clairenmike  |  June 23rd, 2017  |  American Pharoah, Auction, California Chrome, Keeneland, Lexington, Nyquist  |  Adena Springs, Alphabet Soup, American Pharoah, Arrogate, Ashford Stud, auction, Bernardini, California Chrome, Central Kentucky Riding for Hope, Claiborne Farm, Coolmore, Curlin, Darby Dan Farm, Gainesway Farm, Ghostzapper, Godolphin, halters, Hill 'n' Dale Farm, Juddmonte Farms, June 24, Keeneland, Kentucky, Kentucky Horse Park, Kitten’s Joy, Lexington, Malibu Moon, NIGHT OF THE STARS, Nyquist, Old Friends, Online bidding, Palace Malice, Pioneerof the Nile, Ramsey Farm, Shackleford, Spendthrift Farm, Tapit, Taylor Made Farm, thoroughbred, Three Chimneys Farm, Tiznow, Triple Crown, Winstar Farm  |  No Comments

Halters worn by Triple Crown winner American Pharoah; Thoroughbred racing’s all-time leading earner, Arrogate; and such world-famous stallions as Frankel […]

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20Jun

Larry Dodd Wheeler painting of Saratoga for raffle

By Clairenmike  |  June 20th, 2017  |  Hall of Fame, National Museum of Racing, Saratoga Race Course  |  benefit raffle, cathy marino, fundraiser, Hall of Fame, larry dodd wheeler, National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Saratoga, saratoga painting  |  No Comments

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will be holding a raffle for an original Larry Dodd Wheeler […]

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13Jun

2013 Kentucky Derby winner Orb sires his first winner

By Clairenmike  |  June 13th, 2017  |  2013 Kentucky Derby, Churchill Downs, Gulfstream Park, Kentucky Derby, Uncategorized  |  2013 Kentucky Derby, Calumet Farm, Claiborne Farm, Earth, Eclipse Thoroughbred Partners, Gulfstream Park, Orb, sire, Todd Pletcher, trainer  |  No Comments

Claiborne Farm’s freshmen sire Orb had his first winner June 11 when Earth won his debut at Gulfstream Park. Eclipse […]

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05Jun

Col. Matt Winn elected to Hall of Fame as a 2017 Pillar of the Turf

By Clairenmike  |  June 5th, 2017  |  Churchill Downs, Hall of Fame, Kentucky Derby, National Museum of Racing  |  Alfred Vanderbilt II, Amy Zimmerman, Arthur B. Hancock Jr, August Belmont II, Bill Marshall, Bob Curran, Churchill Downs, Col Matt Winn, Col. E.R. Bradley, DG Van Clief, E.P. Taylor, G. Watts Humphrey, Garrett Gomez, Gary West, Jane Goldstein, Javier Castellano, Jay Hovdey, jockeys, John Hay Whitney, John R. Gaines, Ken Grayson, Kentucky Derby, Louisville, Mary Simon, National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame, Ogden Mills “Dinny” Phipps, Paul Mellon, racetrack, Stella Thayer, Victor Espinoza, William Woodward Sr  |  No Comments

Col. Matt Winn, the former president of Churchill Downs who served as the driving force in the development of the […]

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01Jun

Jockeys and Jeans fundraiser at Parx Casino on June 3

By Clairenmike  |  June 1st, 2017  |  Breeders' Cup, Hall of Fame, Jockeys, Triple Crown  |  Bill Boland, Bobby Ussery, Breeders' Cup, Chris McCarron, Don Pierce, Earlie Fires, Edgar Prado, Hall of Fame jockeys, Jacinto Vasquez, Jayme LaRocca, Jerry Fishback, jockey, Jockeys and Jeans fundraiser, John Rotz, Jorge Velasquez, Julie Krone, Laffit Pincay Jr, Linda Hughes, Manuel Ycaza, Parx Casino and Racing, Pat Day, Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund, Ramon Dominguez, Sam Boulmetis Jr, Sandy Hawley, Sidney Underwood, Tom Walsh, Tony Dlugoposki, Triple Crown, Vincent Amico  |  No Comments

Seventeen Hall of Fame jockeys will attend the fourth annual Jockeys and Jeans fundraiser for the Permanently Disabled Jockeys Fund […]

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29May

Zipse is new president of Exceller Fund

By Clairenmike  |  May 29th, 2017  |  Horse Racing, Triple Crown  |  Brian Zipse, Exceller, horse racing, horses, President, racehorse, The Exceller Fund, thoroughbred  |  No Comments

Brian Zipse of Simpsonville, Ky., was recently appointed the new president of The Exceller Fund (TEF). Zipse replaces top Thoroughbred […]

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