The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will open two new exhibitions to the public on July 14, coinciding with opening day of the Saratoga Race Course summer meeting. Betting on America: The Immigrant Experience and the Hall of Fame will debut in the McBean Gallery, while Jim Raftery: A Turfotos Retrospective (from the collection of Barbara D. Livingston) opens in the von Stade Gallery.
"We're excited to share these two new exhibits with everyone. I think our visitors will find them both to be memorable experiences they won't soon forget," said Cate Masterson, the Museum's director. "The Museum staff has been enthusiastic about telling these incredible stories of thoroughbred racing with great attention to detail. We'd like to thank everyone in the industry who helped us with these exhibits, especially Barbara Livingston, without whom this amazing Jim Raftery experience would simply not be possible."
Betting on America: The Immigrant Experience and the Hall of Fame is an in-depth look at the lives and impact on the sport of the Hall of Fame inductees born outside of the United States. The exhibit features multimedia content, artwork, memorabilia, photography, and much more to tell the inspiring stories of the 41 foreign-born members of the Hall of Fame and the 16 Hall of Fame racehorses bred outside the United States.
Jim Raftery: A Turfotos Retrospective (from the collection of Barbara D. Livingston) examines the remarkable career of photographer Jim Raftery, featuring more than 60 iconic images of the racing scene Raftery covered in his unique style for more