Hall Of Fame | Kentucky Derby Tours

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 | Comments Off

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

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 | Comments Off

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

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 | Comments Off

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

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 | Comments Off

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

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 | Comments Off

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

02May

Victor Espinoza “excited” to be inducted in Hall of Fame

By Clairenmike | May 2nd, 2017 | 2014 Kentucky Derby, 2016 Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah, California Chrome, Hall of Fame, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza | Alex Solis, American Pharoah, California Chrome, Garrett Gomez, Gary Stevens, Hall of Fame, Javier Castellano, jockeys, Kent Desormeaux, Kentucky Derby, Mike Smith, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza | Comments Off

Victor Espinoza, the self-proclaimed “happy Mexican,” seemed no more ebullient than usual at Clockers’ Corner Thursday morning, four days after […]

26Apr

3 Jockeys and one horse elected to National Racing Museum Hall of Fame

By Clairenmike | April 26th, 2017 | 2014 Kentucky Derby, American Pharoah, California Chrome, Hall of Fame, Jockeys, Triple Crown, Uncategorized | 2015 Triple Crown winner, American Pharoah, California Chrome, Eclipse Award, Garrett Gomez, Goldikova, Horse of the Year, Javier Castellano, National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame, Victor Espinoza | Comments Off

Three-time Breeders’ Cup Mile winner Goldikova, multiple Eclipse Award-winning jockeys Javier Castellano and the late Garrett Gomez and Triple Crown-winning […]

28Mar

Man o’War: The Legacy at Kentucky Derby Museum starting April 8th

By Clairenmike | March 28th, 2017 | Belmont Stakes, Hall of Fame, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Kentucky Derby, National Museum of Racing, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown | April 8th, Belmont Stakes, Hall of Fame, Horse of the Year, Kentucky Derby, Kentucky Derby Museum, Man o'War, Matt Winn Gallery, National Museum of Racing, Preakness Stakes, racehorses, Seabiscuit, Sir Barton, thoroughbred, Triple Crown, War Admiral | Comments Off

Beginning Saturday, April 8th, the Kentucky Derby Museum will pay tribute to one of Thoroughbred racing’s most famous horses, Man […]

14Mar

2x Kentucky Derby winning jockey Victor Espinoza up for Hall of Fame

By Clairenmike | March 14th, 2017 | American Pharoah, Breeders' Cup, California Chrome, Eclipse Awards, Hall of Fame, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, National Museum of Racing, Preakness Stakes, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza | American Pharoah, Breeders' Cup, California Chrome, Craig Perret, Curlin, David Whiteley, Eclipse Award, Garrett Gomez, George Wolff Award, Gio Ponti, Goldikova, Hall of Fame, Horse of the Year, Javier Castellano, jockeys, John Shirreffs, Keeneland, Kentucky Derby, Kona Gold, Mark Casse, National Museum of Racing, Preakness, racehorses, Robby Albarado, Saratoga Springs, trainers, Triple Crown, Victor Espinoza | Comments Off

Five jockeys, three trainers and three racehorses comprise the 11 finalists on the National Museum of Racing’s 2017 Hall of […]

05Nov

Breeders’ Cup Legends Cavalcade Nov. 4-5

By Clairenmike | November 5th, 2016 | 2014 Kentucky Derby, Art Sherman, Auction, Breeders' Cup, California Chrome, Dubai World Cup, Hall of Fame, Horse of the Year, Horse Racing, Jockeys, Kentucky Derby, Secretariat, Victor Espinoza | 2014 Horse of the Year, 2016 Breeders' Cup, Angel Cordero, Art Sherman, California Chrome, Chris McCarron, Dottie Ingordo, Dubai World Cup, Great Race Place, Hall of Fame jockey, jockey, John Shirreffs, John Velazquez, Kentucky Derby, Laffit Pincay Jr, Legends Cavalcade, Mike Smith, Pat Day, Preakness Stakes, Santa Anita Park, Secretariat Vox Populi Award, trainer, Victor Espinoza, Zenyatta | Comments Off

Fans attending the 2016 Breeders’ Cup at Santa Anita Park will have the unique opportunity to meet with some of […]