Secretariat Heritage Center

03/31/2022

Upon witnessing Secretariat's birth on March 30, 1970, Meadow Stable manager Howard Gentry remarked, "There is a whopper." 🎂

05/01/2020

If you love art, The Meadow and Secretariat, share this great auction news!

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Secretariat a racing legend that won the Triple Crown. Winner of the Belmont Stakes by 31 lengths. America's hero and racing legend.

03/13/2020

We are very sorry to announce that the Secretariat 50th Birthday Celebration at The Meadow has been canceled due to the spread of the coronavirus in Virginia. All tickets will be refunded. There are no plans at this time to reschedule the event due to the uncertainty about the duration of the virus.

Additionally, the regular Secretariat Birthplace Tours at The Meadow have been suspended indefinitely. It is not known at this point when they will resume. Please check www.meadoweventpark.com for future updates on the tours.

02/17/2020

We're excited to announce that tickets are now on sale for the Secretariat 50th Birthday Celebration on March 28!
Read all about the program here at www.meadoweventpark.com/visit-us/secretariat50
Direct link to purchase tickets is here:
https://www.etix.com/ticket/v/16111/secretariat-birthday-celebration

On March 30, 1970, a legend was born. A fiery red c**t named Secretariat took his first breath in a foaling shed at Christopher Chenery’s Meadow Stable in Caroline County, Virginia. In 1973, he left the world breathless with his spectacular and incomparable Triple Crown. On March 28, 2020, Secreta...

01/30/2020

Your donation dollars are at work! We're restoring the cupolas on the original 1930s Meadow Stable yearling barns. Here are some before and after pics. Two down and four more cupolas to go! You can also read about this on our Secretariat's Meadow page.

01/13/2020

Please mark your calendar for our Secretariat 50th Birthday Celebration March 27-29! The big day for Big Red will be Saturday March 28 at The Meadow. Fans can also enjoy festivities in the nearby town of Ashland on Friday March 27 and Sunday March 29. Lots more info coming so watch this page and this website: https://www.meadoweventpark.com/visit-us/secretariat50/
A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Secretariat Heritage Center, so we hope to see you there!

Secretariat 50th Birthday Celebration On March 30, 1970, a legend was born. A fiery red c**t named Secretariat took his first breath in a foaling shed at Christopher Chenery’s Meadow Stable in Caroline County, Virginia. In 1973, he left the world breathless with his spectacular and incomparable Tr...

12/31/2019

As we get ready to start a new year and a new decade, we wish to thank everyone for their support of the Secretariat Heritage Center. We're happy to report that we have raised enough money to start work on repairing Secretariat's yearling barn and "annex" barn at The Meadow. The six wooden cupolas with copper domes on the barns have sustained weather damage over the decades and are the first target. All work will be done in accordance with the guidelines set for historic properties, as the barns are on the state and national historic registers.
We will keep you posted so you can "keep up with the cupolas!" Additional work on all the barns is being planned.
Here's a photo of the stallion, yearling and annex barns from a much earlier time. Mr. Chenery built the barns after he founded Meadow Stable in 1936.

12/03/2019

Today is Giving Tuesday for nonprofits. Our immediate goal for the Secretariat Heritage Center is to repair and restore the original 1930s-era barns that are on the National Register of Historic Places and Virginia Landmarks Register. If you would like to make a donation, it would be much appreciated! Please see.

The Secretariat Heritage Center, a new non-profit, is dedicated to further developing Secretariat's Virginia birthplace into a national heritage tourism destination and education center. It will showcase the multi-layered story of the land, the family and the legend of Secretariat; the vital role of...

11/06/2019

Today marks 46 years since Secretariat ridden by Ron Turcotte paraded before nearly 33,000 fans at Aqueduct Racetrack in his last public appearance before retiring to stud. Here are some pics from that memorable day November 6, 1973. The last pic shows lead pony Billy Silver ridden by Charlie Davis escorting Big Red before the crowds. (images may be subject to copyright)

10/18/2019

We were so excited and proud to see the magnificent new Secretariat statue unveiled last weekend at the Secretariat Festival at Keeneland in Lexington, KY..

Now....who thinks Virginia, the birthplace of this legendary champion, should have its own statue?

10/08/2019

Now we're getting ready to go to Lexington, Kentucky for the Secretariat Festival and the unveiling of a magnificent new statue of Secretariat and Ron Turcotte created by sculptor Jocelyn Russell. The enormous creation is 1.5 times the size of Big Red!
And thanks to the generosity of "super-fan" Connie Grant Wood, we'll be bringing home a smaller version of the statue for display in Meadow Hall mansion.

10/08/2019

We just wrapped up 10 days of the State Fair of Virginia at The Meadow, meeting thousands of Secretariat fans. And so many had their own personal story to share. Here are a couple of pics of Kate Chenery Tweedy with fans.