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After a decades-long battle with health issues, Hall of Fame jockey Randy Romero, known for riding Go for Wand and the unbeaten Personal Ensign among others, has passed away at the age of 61 in his native Louisiana. He was surrounded by family members while under hospice care in Lafayette, La. “He is the toughest […]

The finalists for six of the now seven prestigious Thoroughbred Industry Employee Awards have been announced. The winner of the Thoroughbred Industry Community Award, which has only one prize, has been decided. This year’s recipient is Bobby Lillis, Executive Director of the Maryland Horsemen’s Assistance Foundation Inc. and Director of Benefits for the Maryland Thoroughbred Horsemen’s […]

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s newest exhibition, Women in Racing, opens to the public on Saturday, July 20. The Museum acknowledges the support of the Edward P. Evans Foundation in underwriting this special exhibit, which details the role women have played in the sport of thoroughbred racing for more than a […]

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame is offering an open call for submissions by artists to create an original panoramic work for the Museum’s Race Day Gallery that will be part of the new Hall of Fame Experience, set to open in July 2020. Artists wishing to submit original concepts must submit […]

There were 600-plus miles separating David Carroll from his boss as he sat in his Kentucky home on the evening of May 18. But as the veteran horseman watched the middle leg of the Triple Crown reach its conclusion on NBC, the same grateful narrative rolled through both his mind and that trainer Mark Casse […]

The National Museum of Racing will induct 16 new members into its Hall of Fame on Friday, Aug. 2. The 2019 induction class is comprised of jockey Craig Perret; the racehorses Royal Delta (KY), My Juliet (KY), and Waya (FR); and Pillars of the Turf James E. “Ted” Bassett III, Christopher T. Chenery, Richard L. […]

Lassofthemohicans, a 7-year-old mare owned by Gretchen and Roy Jackson’s Lael Stables, delivered a filly by Candy Ride at Denali Stud at 10:06 p.m. on April 6 as part of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s Foal Patrol Season 2. The delivery went well and both mare and foal are in excellent […]

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s newest exhibition, Fabulous and Fast: The Female Horses of the Hall of Fame, is now open in the Museum’s Contemporary Racing Gallery. This spotlight on the 66 Hall of Fame fillies and mares features photographs, art, artifacts, and multimedia from the Museum Collection. Race footage, Hall […]

Starr Bear, a 5-year-old mare owned by Don Dizney’s Double Diamond Farm, delivered a filly by First Dude at 9:50 p.m. on March 18 as part of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s Foal Patrol Season 2. The delivery, which took place 16 days after the expected due date, went well and […]

Comme Chez Soi, an 8-year-old mare owned by Old Tavern Farm, delivered a filly by Malibu Moon at 1 a.m. on Feb. 23 as part of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s Foal Patrol Season 2. The foaling occurred nine days after the expected date, but the delivery went well and both […]