LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Kentucky Derby Museum will have a new exhibit for the 149th running of the Kentucky Derby.
The museum, located on the grounds of Churchill Downs, will have a state-of-the-art exhibit remembering Secretariat's historic Kentucky Derby win and Triple Crown sweep. Secretariat won the Triple Crown 50 years ago.
“Secretariat is one of our most popular requests. When people come to the museum and we entertain about 200,000 people a year here at Derby Museum, they always want to know about Secretariat," said Patrick Armstrong, president and CEO of Kentucky Derby Museum.
According to a news release Wednesday, the Kentucky Derby Museum is honoring Secretariat with a 1,000-square-foot exhibit with footage, artifacts and stories about the horse. The museum will also have hand-picked commemorative Woodford Reserve bottle, special Secretariat celebration, new Derby edition tours and merchandise.
The permanent exhibit honoring Secretariat will be on the second floor of the museum. The 1,000 square-foot exhibit will be seven times larger than the current exhibit on display.
“So many visitors come in here, they just have a basic awareness of racing, a basic awareness of the Derby," said Chris Goodlett, senior director of the museum's curatorial and educational affairs. "But that's a name they recognize, and that also is another reason to have it as a permanent exhibition to continue to tell that story.”
The exhibit will be open in April 2023. The museum plans to host a ticketed event for the grand opening.
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