Aug. 6 Hall of Fame Ceremony Open to the Public
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Master of ceremonies Tom Durkin speaks at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Inductions at Fasig Tipton in 2019
The National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame induction ceremony, scheduled Aug. 6 at Fasig-Tipton in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., will be open to the public and is free to attend, the museum announced July 2. The ceremony, honoring the Hall of Fame's 2020-21 classes, will begin at 10:30 a.m. ET and streamed live on the Museum's website at racingmuseum.org.
Public seating is limited and will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis. The doors will open at 9:30 a.m.
The 2020 inductees include racehorses Tom Bowling and Wise Dan; jockey Darrel McHargue; trainer Mark Casse; and Pillars of the Turf Alice Headley Chandler, J. Keene Daingerfield, Jr., and George D. Widener, Jr.
A 2020 induction ceremony did not take place last year due to COVID-19.
The 2021 class is comprised of racehorse American Pharoah (a 2013 Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sale graduate) and trainers Jack Fisher and Todd Pletcher.
"The museum would like to thank Fasig-Tipton for their longtime support and use of their beautiful facility for the Hall of Fame ceremony, especially as they celebrate their 100th year of the Saratoga Sale this summer," said Cate Masterson, the museum's director. "It's a special place to host such an important event as the Hall of Fame ceremony. We are really looking forward to honoring the 2020 and 2021 inductees on Aug. 6."