NEWLY UPDATED WITH TROPHY PHOTOS! Read about this stunning French racing prize that has been in a U.S. art collection since 1885—yet was attributed to the wrong race for more than a century. Our research has corrected the erroneous information and is now referenced by the Walters Art Museum.
Now celebrating the 200th anniversary of this race held on May 27, 1823, at the Union Course on Long Island, the Times brings its readers a four-part series on the historic North versus the South match race between American Eclipse and Sir Henry: "Napoleon Challenges the North;" "Which Hero of Napoleon's Southern Army Will Face Eclipse;" "See, the Conqu'ring Hero Comes;" and "The Aftermath."
As mentioned in previous monthly posts, the Times contributed a piece about the National Museum of Racing's new Hall of Fame experience to The Horsemen's Journal, which is published by the National Horsemen's Benevolent and Protective Association (HBPA). We are pleased to share …
[Read more...] about September News: Turf History Times Contributes to The Horsemen’s Journal
As mentioned in our July News post, Turf History Times is writing a piece about the new Hall of Fame multimedia experience at the National Museum of Racing in Saratoga Springs for The Horsemen's Journal, a quarterly publication produced by the National Horsemen's Benevolent & …
[Read more...] about August News: Update on Excitations, Former Fair Grounds Racing Club’s Sprinter
The Times was back in Saratoga Springs this month for the first week of racing at the storied track, which opened on July 15. We are currently working on a piece regarding Saratoga's National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame that will be published this fall--stay tuned for a …
June is synonymous with the Belmont Stakes, run annually every June at Long Island’s beautiful Belmont Park. For the Turf History Times, Long Island is also synonymous with its legendary 19th-century track, the Union Course. The Times visited the former site of this course in …
In honor of Preakness Week, we look back at one of the race’s historic winners from 1946, the improbable Triple Crown hero and “Little Chocolate Galloper,” Assault. Here’s one of our favorite quotes about his victory in the first leg of the Triple Crown: “Assault is the name, but …
After last year’s upheaval of the racing calendar due to COVID-19, the Kentucky Derby is back to its rightful date on the first Saturday in May, this year falling on May 1. So let’s talk Derby—the first Kentucky Derby in 1875, which was upstaged by another race held during the …
The Louisiana Derby during the 1918–1919 Spanish Flu pandemic: The 108th Louisiana Derby will be run on Saturday, March 20, 2021, at the Fair Grounds, which has been closed to general spectators during the 2020–2021 race meet; last year’s Louisiana Derby was also run without …
