The Harness Racing Museum, located in Goshen, NY, is packing up its gift shop and moving 550 miles west to the home of the Little Brown Jug in Delaware, Ohio.
From Sunday, September 14 through Thursday, September 18, the museum’s gift shop will be in residence in the tent across from the second turn, and will again have tack supplies from Big Dee’s, from 9 a.m. until the last race each day.
Items in every price range, all with a harness racing motif, will be offered, including $10 t shirts, hoodies for adults and children in a new range of colours, as well as sleepwear and toys for little harness racing fans.
A limited selection of gift shop items, including previous years’ Little Brown Jug shirts, hats and housewares, will be available at the Ohio Selected Jug Yearling Sale on Monday, September 15 at the Eden Park Equestrian Complex in Sunbury, Ohio.
On Wednesday and Thursday, Ellen Harvey will be signing her book, ‘Standardbred Old Friends,’ which features profiles with photos of renowned equine photographer, Barbara Livingston, of 43 Standardbreds of distinction, now in the twilight of their lives. 1997 Little Brown Jug winner Western Dreamer is among those profiled.
Harvey will be at the museum tent from 9 a.m. to noon on both days, as well as after the races and periodically throughout the card. One hundred per cent of profits benefit the museum’s mission.
The newly released ‘Remember Roosevelt!’ book will be available as well as Halters For Hope. Halters available include American Ideal, Chocolatier, Continentalvictory, Malabar Man, Peaceful Way, Presidential Ball, See You At Peelers, and Somebeachsomewhere. The sale of these halters benefits horse rescue organizations that cater to helping Standardbreds.
The popular clearance rack, with many one-of-a-kind items, will be back for bargain hunters and $2 can koozies (three for $5) will be offered for fans looking to keep their beverages cold. Historians of the sport will want to check out the selection of used harness racing books, the sale of which benefits the Peter D. Haughton Memorial Library at the museum.
Shoppers that would like to purchase items in the morning can leave them at the gift shop for pick up after the racing card.
(Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame)