Thursday, August 12, 2010

Hall of Fame induction set for tomorrow morning

One of the best days of the year at Saratoga is tomorrow, as the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame will enshrine the Class of 2010 tomorrow.
The induction ceremony, which is free and open to the public, begins at 10:30 a.m. at the newly-renovated Humphrey S. Finney Pavilion on East Avenue. The doors open at 9:30 a.m. Arrive early, as seating is limited - although the ceremony will also be broadcast live in the Hall of Fame Gallery at the museum itself, just a few blocks away (free admission). The ceremony will also be broadcast nationally on the HRTV network, locally on Time Warner Cable's YNN (channel 9), and streamed live online at hrtv.com and racingmuseum.org.
Following the ceremony, several Hall of Fame jockeys and trainers will be available to sign autographs at the track, outside of the silks room starting at 2:30 p.m.
Racing prides itself on its accessibility to the public - you don't have to be a sheik or a business tycoon to follow, love or even be involved with the game. Hall of Fame Day is always fun because it allows the average fan to listen to and meet some of the greats of the game.

Being inducted this year are:
**2002 Horse of the Year Azeri, three times named Eclipse champion older female, was North America's all-time leading female moneywinner until Zenyatta broke the mark last fall. She's being inducted in her first year of eligibility.
**2001 Horse of the Year Point Given, winner of the Preakness, Belmont, Haskell and Travers in his dominant 3-year-old campaign.
**The classy California-bred gelding Best Pal, who won graded stakes from age 2 to 7 while competing against some of the best handicap horses of the 1990s - including no fewer than three Kentucky Derby winners.
**The popular jockey Randy Romero, best known as the regular rider of two of the best female runners of the modern era, Personal Ensign and Go For Wand.

And from the Historic Review Committee process:
**California-based jockey Don Pierce, who rode the likes of Hill Rise, Silky Sullivan and Flying Paster while competing against riders such as Bill Shoemaker and Eddie Arcaro.
**Late trainer Michael "Buster" Millerick, best known for conditioning the brilliant Native Diver.
**19th-century Belmont and Travers winner Harry Bassett.

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