National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame announces July events coinciding with summer meet

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. — The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame will present several events during July to coincide with the opening of the Saratoga Race Course summer meeting, opening Thursday.

For a complete list of Museum events and more details, please visit racingmuseum.org. Additionally, the Museum will present special exhibitions celebrating the legacies of Hall of Fame members Paul Mellon and Ruffian this summer.

Both exhibits are open to the public on Thursday, July 11. Saturday, July 13 – Saturday Morning Social, presented by Saratoga Economic Development Corporation: The Museum will offer free admission from 9 a.m.

to 11 a.m. thanks to the sponsorship from the Saratoga Economic Development Corporation.

There will be complimentary coffee, doughnuts, and water. The morning program features a book signing by Patricia McQueen, author of Secretariat’s Legacy. There will be a handicapping seminar by Tom Amello of Trackfacts and a showing of the documentary film Mill Reef: Legacy of Heart.

Time: 9 a.m. to 11 a.

m. Cost: Free to attend, books and products available for purchase. Tuesday, July 16 – ThoroFan Racing Trivia Night: The Museum partners with ThoroFan for an evening of racing trivia.

Contestants can compete individually or as a team (a maximum of four people) for great prizes. For more information, visit thorofan.com.

Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.

m. Cost: $15 Museum members, $25 non-members. Saturday, July 20 – Saturday Morning Social, presented by New Yor.