Winning Ponies

The Racing Museum and Hall of Fame will be unveiling its exhibition of 50 images shot by legendary equine photographer Tony Leonard. Entitled Racing's Greatest and America's Oldest—Selections from the Tony Leonard Collection, the photographs focus on Saratoga scenes and Hall of Fame members captured by Leonard who died at age 89 in 2012. Bobby Shiflet was the main player in bringing the show to Saratoga, where it will be on display for a year. Bobby and John will share Leonard's work, their experiences of the artist and the importance of his documenting of the racing of his era. It is time for racing to return under the ancient Elms of Saratoga and no publication covers the racing and behind-the-scenes stories better than the Saratoga Special. Tom Law with brothers Sean and Joe head up a talented team that scour the backstretch for all of the latest news. Tom will paint the picture of the upcoming meet and with John will handicap the graded stakes races on Friday and Saturday.