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National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
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The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers. Each spring, following the tabulation of the final votes, the announcement of new inductees is usually made during Kentucky Derby Week in early May.
Presidents of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame and term of service:
- Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney - (1950-1953)
- Walter Jeffords, Sr. - (1953-1960)
- George D. Widener, Jr. - (1960-1968)
- John W. Hanes - (1968-1970)
- Gerard S. Smith - (1970-1974)
- Charles E. Mather II - (1974-1982)
- Whitney Tower - (1982-1989)
- John T. von Stade - (1989-2005)
- Stella F. Thayer - (since 2005)
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The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame has named only four people in the history of American Thoroughbred horse racing as "Exemplars of Racing." They are:
- George D. Widener, Jr. (1971)
- Walter M. Jeffords (1973)
- John W. Hanes (1982)
- Paul Mellon (1989)
(Year of induction)
- A.P. Indy (2000)
- Ack Ack (1986)
- Affectionately (1989)
- Affirmed (1980)
- All Along (1990)
- Alsab (1976)
- Alydar (1989)
- Alysheba (1993)
- American Eclipse (1970)
- Armed (1963)
- Artful (1956)
- Arts and Letters (1994)
- Assault (1964)
- Battleship (1969)
- Bayakoa (1998)
- Bed o'Roses (1976)
- Beldame (1956)
- Ben Brush (1955)
- Bewitch (1977)
- Bimelech (1990)
- Black Gold (1989)
- Black Helen (1991)
- Blue Larkspur (1957)
- Bold 'n Determined (1997)
- Bold Ruler (1973)
- Bon Nouvel (1976)
- Boston (1955)
- Bowl of Flowers (2004)
- Broomstick (1956)
- Buckpasser (1970)
- Busher (1964)
- Bushranger (1967)
- Cafe Prince (1985)
- Carry Back (1975)
- Cavalcade (1993)
- Challedon (1977)
- Chris Evert (1988)
- Cicada (1967)
- Cigar (2002)
- Citation (1959)
- Coaltown (1983)
- Colin (1956)
- Commando (1956)
- Cougar II (2006)
- Count Fleet (1961)
- Crusader (1995)
- Dahlia (1981)
- Damascus (1974)
- Dance Smartly (2003)
- Dark Mirage (1974)
- Davona Dale (1985)
- Desert Vixen (1979)
- Devil Diver (1980)
- Discovery (1969)
- Domino (1955)
- Dr. Fager (1971)
- Easy Goer (1997)
- Eight Thirty (1994)
- Elkridge (1966)
- Emperor of Norfolk (1988)
- Equipose (1957)
- Exceller (1999)
- Exterminator (1957)
- Fair Play (1956)
- Fairmount (1985)
- Fashion (1980)
- Firenze (1981)
- Flatterer (1994)
- Flawlessly (2004)
- Foolish Pleasure (1995)
- Forego (1979)
- Fort Marcy (1998)
- Gallant Bloom (1977)
- Gallant Fox (1957)
- Gallant Man (1987)
- Gallorette (1962)
- Gamely (1980)
- Genuine Risk (1986)
- Go For Wand (1996)
- Good and Plenty (1956)
- Granville (1997)
- Grey Lag (1957)
- Gun Bow (1999)
- Hamburg (1986)
- Hanover (1955)
- Henry of Navarre (1985)
- Hill Prince (1991)
- Hindoo (1955)
- Holy Bull (2001)
- Imp (1965)
- Jay Trump (1971)
- John Henry (1990)
- Johnstown (1992)
- Jolly Roger (1965)
- Kelso (1967)
- Kentucky (1983)
- Kingston (1955)
- La Prevoyante (1995)
- Lady's Secret (1992)
- L'Escargot (1977)
- Lexington (1955)
- Lonesome Glory (2005)
- Longfellow (1971)
- Luke Blackburn (1956)
- Majestic Prince (1988)
- Man O' War (1957)
- Maskette (2001)
- Miesque (1999)
- Miss Woodford (1967)
- Myrtlewood (1979)
- Nashua (1965)
- Native Dancer (1963)
- Native Diver (1978)
- Needles (2000)
- Neji (1966)
- Noor (2002)
- Northern Dancer (1976)
- Oedipus (1978)
- Old Rosebud (1968)
- Omaha (1965)
- Pan Zareta (1972)
- Parole (1984)
- Paseana (2001)
- Personal Ensign (1993)
- Peter Pan (1956)
- Precisionist (2003)
- Princess Doreen (1982)
- Princess Rooney (1991)
- Real Delight (1987)
- Regret (1957)
- Reigh Count (1978)
- Riva Ridge (1998)
- Roamer (1981)
- Roseben (1956)
- Round Table (1972)
- Ruffian (1976)
- Ruthless (1975)
- Salvator (1955)
- Sarazen (1957)
- Seabiscuit (1958)
- Searching (1978)
- Seattle Slew (1981)
- Secretariat (1974)
- Serena's Song (2002)
- Shuvee (1975)
- Silver Spoon (1978)
- Sir Archy (1955)
- Sir Barton (1957)
- Skip Away (2004)
- Slew o'Gold (1992)
- Spectacular Bid (1982)
- Stymie (1975)
- Sun Beau (1996)
- Sunday Silence (1996)
- Susan's Girl (1976)
- Swaps (1966)
- Sword Dancer (1977)
- Sysonby (1956)
- Ta Wee (1994)
- Ten Broeck (1982)
- Tim Tam (1985)
- Tom Fool (1960)
- Top Flight (1966)
- Tosmah (1984)
- Twenty Grand (1957)
- Twilight Tear (1963)
- Two Lea (1982)
- War Admiral (1958)
- Whirlaway (1959)
- Whisk Broom II (1979)
- Winning Colors (2000)
- Zaccio (1990)
- Zev (1983)
(Year of induction)
- John Adams (1965)
- Dooley Adams (1970)
- Joe Aitcheson, Jr. (1978)
- Eddie Arcaro (1958)
- Ted Atkinson (1957)
- Braulio Baeza (1976)
- Jerry Bailey (1995)
- George Barbee (1996)
- Caroll K. Bassett (1972)
- Russell Baze (1999)
- Walter Blum (1987)
- Bill Boland (2006)
- George Bostwick (1968)
- Sam Boulmetis, Sr. (1973)
- Steve Brooks (1963)
- Don Brumfield (1996)
- Thomas H. Burns (1983)
- James H. Butwell (1984)
- J. Dallett Byers (1967)
- Steve Cauthen (1994)
- Frank Coltiletti (1970)
- Angel Cordero, Jr. (1988)
- Robert H. Crawford (1973)
- Pat Day (1991)
- Eddie Delahoussaye (1993)
- Kent Desormeaux (2004)
- Lavelle Ensor (1962)
- Laverne Fator (1955)
- Earlie Fires (2001)
- Jerry Fishback (1992)
- Mack Garner (1969)
- Edward R. Garrison (1955)
- Avelino Gomez (1982)
- Henry F. Griffin (1956)
- Eric Guerin (1972)
- Bill Hartack (1959)
- Sandy Hawley (1992)
- Albert Johnson (1971)
- William J. Knapp (1969)
- Julie Krone (2000)
- Clarence Kummer (1972)
- Charles Kurtsinger (1967)
- Johnny Loftus (1959)
- Johnny Longden (1958)
- Daniel A. Maher (1955)
- J. Linus McAtee (1956)
- Chris McCarron (1989)
- Conn McCreary (1975)
- Rigan McKinney (1968)
- Jim McLaughlin (1955)
- Walter Miller (1955)
- Isaac Murphy (1955)
- Ralph Neves (1960)
- Joe Notter (1963)
- Winfield O'Conner (1956)
- George Odom (1955)
- Frank O'Neill (1956)
- Ivan H. Parke (1978)
- Gilbert W. Patrick (1970)
- Laffit Pincay, Jr. (1975)
- Samuel Purdy (1970)
- John Reiff (1956)
- Alfred Robertson (1971)
- John L. Rotz (1983)
- Earl Sande (1955)
- Carroll H. Shilling (1970)
- Willie Shoemaker (1958)
- Willie Simms (1977)
- Tod Sloan (1955)
- Mike E. Smith (2003)
- Alfred P. Smithwick (1973)
- Gary Stevens (1997)
- James Stout (1968)
- Fred Taral (1955)
- Bayard Tuckerman, Jr. (1973)
- Ron Turcotte (1979)
- Nash Turner (1955)
- Bobby Ussery (1980)
- Jacinto Vasquez (1998)
- Jorge Velasquez (1990)
- Thomas M. Walsh (2005)
- Jack Westrope (2002)
- Jimmy Winkfield (2004)
- George Woolf (1955)
- Raymond Workman (1956)
- Manuel Ycaza (1977)
(Year of induction)
- Laz Barrera (1979)
- H. Guy Bedwell (1971)
- Edward D. Brown (1984)
- Preston M. Burch (1963)
- William P. Burch (1955)
- J. Elliott Burch (1980)
- Fred Burlew (1973)
- Frank E. Childs (1968)
- Henry S. Clark (1982)
- W. Burling Cocks (1985)
- James P. Conway (1996)
- Warren A. Croll, Jr. (1994)
- Bud Delp (2002)
- Neil Drysdale (2000)
- William Duke (1956)
- Louis Feustel (1964)
- James Fitzsimmons (1958)
- Robert J. Frankel (1995)
- John M. Gaver, Sr. (1966)
- Carl Hanford (2006)
- Thomas J. Healey (1955)
- Samuel C. Hildreth (1955)
- Sonny Hine (2003)
- Maximilian Hirsch (1959)
- William J. Hirsch (1982)
- Thomas Hitchcock (1973)
- Hollie Hughes (1973)
- John J. Hyland (1956)
- Hirsch Jacobs (1958)
- H. Allen Jerkens (1975)
- Philip G. Johnson (1997)
- William R. Johnson (1986)
- LeRoy Jolley (1987)
- Benjamin A. Jones (1958)
- Horace A. Jones (1959)
- A. Jack Joyner (1955)
- Tommy Kelly (1993)
- Lucien Laurin (1977)
- J. Howard Lewis (1969)
- D. Wayne Lukas (1999)
- Horatio Luro (1980)
- John E. Madden (1983)
- James W. Maloney (1989)
- Richard Mandella (2001)
- Pancho Martin (1981)
- Ron McAnally (1990)
- Henry McDaniel (1956)
- Shug McGaughey (2004)
- MacKenzie Miller (1987)
- William Molter (1960)
- Bill Mott (1998)
- Wilbert F. Mulholland (1967)
- Edward A. Neloy (1983)
- John A. Nerud (1972)
- Burley Parke (1986)
- Angel Penna, Sr. (1988)
- Jacob Pincus (1988)
- John W. Rogers (1955)
- James G. Rowe, Sr. (1955)
- Flint S. Schulhofer (1992)
- Jonathan Sheppard (1990)
- Robert A. Smith (1976)
- Tom Smith (2001)
- Daniel Michael Smithwick (1971)
- Woody Stephens (1976)
- Mesh Tenney (1991)
- Henry J. Thompson (1969)
- Harry Trotsek (1984)
- Jack Van Berg (1985)
- Marion Van Berg (1970)
- Sylvester Veitch (1977)
- Robert W. Walden (1970)
- Michael G. Walsh (1997)
- Sherrill W. Ward (1978)
- Sidney Watters, Jr. (2005)
- Frank Whiteley, Jr. (1978)
- Charlie Whittingham (1974)
- Ansel Williamson (1998)
- William C. Winfrey (1971)
- G. Carey Winfrey (1975)
- Nick Zito (2005)