Collections Connections uses objects from the Museum's collections to connect youths to the horses, people, and places of the sport's past and present. Virtual series segments, designed for learners ages 8 and up, spotlight myriad stories from the rich history of thoroughbred racing.
Pimlico Race Course 1870 gate
Pimlico Race Course gate (Museum Collection)
About: In this Collections Connections segment, Museum educator Matt Reichel talks about the historic Pimlico Race Course gate on the Museum property. Click here for video:Collections Connections - Pimlico gate - YouTube
About: In this Collections Connections segment, Museum educator Matt Reichel talks about Hall of Fame member Seabiscuit and related items from the Museum Collection. Click here for video:Collections Connections - Sargeant Murphy - YouTube
Seabiscuit memorabilia
Seabiscuit memorabilia (Museum Collection)
About: In this Collections Connections segment, Museum educator Matt Reichel talks about Hall of Fame member Seabiscuit and related items from the Museum Collection. Click here for video:Collections Connections - Seabiscuit - YouTube
Hollywood Park trophy collection
A Salute to Hollywood Park (Museum Collection)
About: In this Collections Connections segment, Museum educator Matt Reichel talks about historic Hollywood Park and trophies from the Museum Collection. Click here for video:Collections Connections - Hollywood Park - YouTube
Call to the Post
Mark O'Keefe's trumpet (Museum Collection)
About: In this Collections Connections segment, Museum educator Matt Reichel talks about the most iconic sound in horse racing — the "Call to the Post" Click here for video:Collections Connections - Call to the Post - YouTube
Triple Crown winners signed jockey goggles
Goggles signed by Triple Crown-winning jockeys (Musuem Collection)
About: This Collections Connections segment spotlights the Triple Crown and goggles autographed by Ron Turcotte, Jean Cruguet, Steve Cauthen, Victor Espinoza, and Mike Smith. Click here for video:Collections Connections - Jockey Goggles - YouTube
Portrait of Stephen Sanford
Portrait of Stephen Sanford, by J. J. Shannon (Museum Collection)
About: Our previous Collections Connections episode spotlighted Hall of Fame jockey Isaac Burns Murphy. In this episode, we meet with Bruce Mundy of Phoenix Rising Lex in the Isaac Murphy Memorial Art Garden in Lexington, Kentucky, to learn more about Murphy's life and impact. Click here for video: Collections Connections - Isaac Burns Murphy - YouTube
Charles Town Race Course Program
Charles Town program and Barbara Jo Rubin (Museum Collection)
