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Meet Us at THE MEADOW for DERBY DAY May 5 4-7 pm
Presented by the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation and the
Secretariat Tourism Program at The Meadow Event Park
Come celebrate the 144th running of the Kentucky Derby and the 45th anniversary of Secretariat’s Triple Crown at the birthplace of the legendary champion!
HIGHLIGHTS:
Delicious Derby fare with a Virginia flair (catered by Jake’s Place of Ashland)
Meadow Mint Julep Tram Tours around the historic barns
Secretariat descendants Covert Action and Groundshaker
Four large screen TVs to watch races
Derby Hat contest on the veranda
The Meadow Champion Galleries, Triple Crown Room and Chenery Collection
To purchase tickets see www.jamesriverhorses.org.
Proceeds will benefit the James River TRF and the Historic Barn Restoration at The Meadow Event Park
The fifth edition of the award-winning book “Secretariat’s Meadow – The Land, The Family, The Legend” by Kate Chenery Tweedy and Leeanne Meadows Ladin features a new 24-page insert entitled “The Tremendous Machine Rolls On.”. Read more about the book here.
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Come see where the legend began – Secretariat’s birthplace at The Meadow in Caroline County, Virginia. Only 1.5 miles from King’s Dominion theme park.
TO BOOK A TOUR OF SECRETARIAT’S BIRTHPLACE, contact Leeanne Meadows Ladin, Secretariat tourism manager, at lladin@meadoweventpark.com or 804-363-1683
