Gretchen Jackson new president of US Racing Museum and Hall of Fame

Racehorse owner Gretchen S. Jackson has been appointed president of the National Museum of Racing as well as Hall of Fame inward the USA.

Jackson, amongst husband, Roy, has bred as well as raced horses since 1978. They were the owners of the ill-fated 2006 Kentucky Derby winner Barbaro, and won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner that year.

Jackson succeeds Stella F. Thayer inward the role, who has served equally the Museum’s president since 2005. Thayer volition top along equally a fellow member of the Museum’s Board of Trustees.

The Jacksons ain a 190-acre farm inward West Grove, Pennsylvania. Racing equally Lael Stables, the Jacksons too campaigned Grade ane winners include Check the Label, Precious Kitten as well as Showing Up.

A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, Jackson is actively involved inward many thoroughbred racing as well as equine organizations. She has sat on the Board of Overseers at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania’s New Bolton Center since 2002. Jackson is too a board fellow member for the Thoroughbred Charities of America as well as an honorary board fellow member for the Belmont Child Care Association. She has helped enhance millions of dollars for equine inquiry as well as has been an active phonation inward the struggle against Equus caballus slaughter.

“The National Museum of Racing as well as Hall of Fame represents as well as then many positive aspects of thoroughbred racing,” Jackson said.

“The dandy horses, jockeys as well as trainers inward the Hall of Fame are all business office of such a rich history as well as the Museum does a wonderful chore of educating fans as well as promoting the sport. I am honored to last a business office of that as well as I hold off forrad to helping the Museum top along to grow as well as prosper.”

Thayer said Jackson is an ideal selection to Pb the Museum.

“Gretchen Jackson has a tremendous passion for the sport of thoroughbred racing as well as she volition last an outstanding leader for the Museum,” Thayer said. “Her tidings as well as leadership mightiness volition ready a dandy note as well as her operate inward the racing manufacture volition give the Museum a visible as well as dignified presence inward the sport.”

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