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Star-Studded Golf Tournament to Support Grateful Hearts and Foster Youth

Sullivan Catskills, NY (March 10^h, 2025) – Get ready to tee off for a great cause! Tickets are now available for the Legends of the LPGA Celebrity Charity Event, coming to the Monster Golf Course at Resorts World Catskills from June 26-28, 2025. This premier three-day golf experience brings together LPGA legends, celebrities, first responders, and fans—all in support of Grateful Hearts and their mission to empower foster youth transitioning out of care.

With special exhibitions and programs throughout 2025
Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame is celebrating the 75^th anniversary of its 1950 founding with numerous special exhibitions, a variety of signature events, and expanded programming throughout 2025.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — Eight racehorses, seven trainers, and one jockey account for the 16 finalists that will comprise the National Museum of Racing’s 2025 Hall of Fame ballot, as chosen by the Museum’s Hall of Fame Nominating Committee. The finalists are racehorses Blind Luck, Game On Dude, Groupie Doll, Havre de Grace, Kona Gold, Lady Eli, Rags to Riches, and Smarty Jones; trainers Christophe Clement, Kiaran P. McLaughlin, Kenneth G. McPeek, H. Graham Motion, Doug F. O’Neill, John W. Sadler, and John A. Shirreffs; and jockey Jorge F. Chavez. Groupie Doll, Smarty Jones, and McPeek are each a finalist for the first time.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the return of the popular Win, Place, Show: Student Art Exhibition, which opens March 1 in the Museum’s von Stade Gallery for Capital Region students in grades 3-7 and on April 5 for grades 8-12.

Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga hosts "100 Days to Belmont" at Horseshoe Bar & Grill on February 27th

Saratoga Springs, NY – As the Belmont Stakes countdown begins, the community is invited to enjoy a casual mid-winter fundraising event to support local Veterans and retired racehorses. On February 27, 2025, the Horseshoe Inn Bar and Grill will host an evening of live music, dining, and charitable giving, benefiting Therapeutic Horses of Saratoga’s (THS) Freedom Rein program.

Women’s and Men’s FIS Ski Jumping World Cup Headed to Olympic Jumping Complex Feb. 6-9

Lake Placid, N.Y. (January 27, 2025) – The New York State Olympic Regional Development Authority (Olympic Authority) announces the return of Viessmann International Ski and Snowboard Federation (FIS) Ski Jumping World Cup to the Olympic Jumping Complex for a third straight year. This year’s event, set for February 6-9 on the HS 128 large hill, will include both men’s and women’s competitions, marking the first time a women’s World Cup has taken place in the United States.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will play host to the third annual “Countdown to the Triple Crown” fundraising event on Saturday, Feb. 1. This winter fundraiser, scheduled exactly three months prior to the 151^st Kentucky Derby, will feature more than 150 silent auction items and an online auction of unique items and experience packages to benefit the Museum.

Saratoga Springs, N.Y. — Coinciding with the 75^th anniversary of its founding, which will be recognized and celebrated throughout 2025, the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will open its latest exhibition, Laying the Foundation: The Architecture of the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, to the public on Wednesday, Jan. 15. Located in the Museum’s Link Gallery, this new exhibition will chronicle how the Museum has physically evolved with the times since its founding in 1950.

With Acclaimed Authors Brien Bouyea and Michael Veitch

Nov. 14 Event Offers Unique Insights, Stories, and Book Signing to Benefit the Museum

Saratoga Springs, NY – The Saratoga Springs History Museum will host a special event on Thursday, Nov. 14, celebrating the rich history and enduring legacy of the Travers Stakes,

America’s oldest thoroughbred race for 3-year-olds. Featuring racing historians and acclaimed authors Brien Bouyea and Michael Veitch, this unique event will showcase their latest book, The Travers: Saratoga’s Midsummer Derby, 1864 – 2023, a comprehensive, visually stunning coffee table book chronicling the first 154 editions of Saratoga’s legendary race. Thoroughbred Racing Commentary’s Charles Hayward describes it as “the best racing book since Seabiscuit.”…

Saratoga Springs, N.Y.  — The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame’s sixth annual Photo Finish exhibition will open in the Museum’s von Stade Gallery on Saturday, Nov. 2. The exhibit will also be available on the Museum’s website at Photo Finish: 6th Annual Juried Photography Exhibition | National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (racingmuseum.org). The onsite exhibition will run through Feb. 2, 2025. The online exhibition includes all photographs exhibited at the museum, as well as additional selections.