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Godolphin Flying Start Program Opens Applications For 2021

The Godolphin Flying Start Program has announced that applications are open now, from Tuesday Dec. 1, 2020 until Monday Feb. 8, 2021, for the 2021-2023 selection of Godolphin Flying Start trainees. This year they have opened the online portal a month earlier than normal to allow potential applicants more time to put together their applications in a process that has been made more streamlined than ever before.

“It is fantastic that we have been able to deliver the first and second year course during these unprecedented times,” said Clodagh Kavanagh, Executive Director of Godolphin Flying Start. “Trainees have had many of the same experiences as previous year groups as well as enhanced virtual learning and technology. By August 2021, when the new intake of Godolphin Flying Start trainees are due to commence the course, we will be able to deliver the best of our traditional and of our newly developed training and networking capabilities. We look forward to receiving their applications over the coming months.”

Founded in 2003 by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al Maktoum of Dubai, Godolphin Flying Start is a two-year full time international management and leadership program for the Thoroughbred industry and takes trainees to work and study in five countries around the globe. Twelve candidates are selected every year for this unique opportunity that is almost fully paid for including course fees, accommodation, transport, health insurance and a monthly allowance.

The program introduces trainees to many different aspects of the Thoroughbred industry and allows them to gain hands on experience as well as leadership and team building skills while taking various management classes. The goal of Godolphin Flying Start is to create leaders and contribute to the long term success of the Thoroughbred industry.

Learn more at godolphinflyingstart.com.

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National Museum Of Racing Seeks Out Photographers For Exhibition

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame is pleased to announce the return of its juried photography exhibition program, Photo Finish. The Museum is now accepting submissions for consideration from both amateur and professional photographers of scenes depicting thoroughbred racing in America for our third annual exhibition.

Racing scenes, portraits (both human and equine), whimsical, morning workouts, retired racehorses, etc., are all welcome; it is up to the photographer to interpret the theme and be as creative as possible. The Museum also welcomes photographs documenting what racing was like during the pandemic in this unusual 2020 season. Photographs for consideration must be submitted by May 10, 2021. A panel of judges representing both the racing and arts communities will select the photographs for the exhibition, which will open in November 2021 in the von Stade Gallery.

Application forms will be available at the Museum front desk and can be downloaded from the Museum's website here:
https://racingmuseum.org/sites/default/files/PhotoFinishForm-2020.pdf

If you have any questions, please contact Curator Victoria Reisman at:
VReisman@racingmuseum.net or (518) 584-0400 ext. 113.

The second annual Photo Finish exhibition will remain on display in the von Stade Gallery through Jan. 31, 2021. The online exhibition will be available on the Museum website through Summer 2021 and can be accessed here:
https://www.racingmuseum.org/exhibits/photo-finish-juried-photography-exhibition

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Pay Any Price’s Career Cut Short By Gulfstream Age Restrictions

As successful turf sprinter Pay Any Price's 10-year-old campaign comes to an end, so does his career as a race horse. As originally reported in the Daily Racing Form, this retirement will be due to an age restriction at Gulfstream Park. This restriction does not allow horses older than 10 to race there.

It appears as though the track record holder will have one last start at Gulfstream Park in December, a finale of sorts, according to his trainer, Georgina Baxter.

“He's going to have one more run and then I believe we're going to retire him,” Baxter said to the Daily Racing Form's Mike Welsch. “I think he could still run at Tampa next year, but he never really liked that track.”

Pay Any Price is owned by Richard Averill and the Matties Racing Stable. Baxter has been his exercise rider for six years and his trainer for almost two.

Throughout Pay Any Price's career, the gelding by Wildcat Heir won 19 of his 33 starts. One of those victories was in the Silks Run Stakes at Gulfstream Park on March 11, 2017. This was the victory that landed him the track record for five furlongs on the turf at 53.61. This is also the North American record for the distance.

Due to various reasons, this will be Pay Any Price's first start since his wire-to-wire victory in the Bob Umphrey Turf Sprint on July 5, 2020. Baxter told Daily Racing Form that the plan afterwards is for him to return to the farm he was foaled at in Ocala.

International Museum Of The Horse Adds Online Component To Black Horsemen Exhibit

The International Museum of the Horse at the Kentucky Horse Park announced the launch of the Chronicle of African Americans in the Horse Industry, a new website designed to increase awareness, education, and access to African American history. The site builds upon information discovered for the museum's permanent exhibit, Black Horsemen of the Kentucky Turf.

Through a collaborative effort between individuals, organizations, and communities, the goal of this digital history platform is to uncover, collect, document, and make accessible the history of African Americans in the horse industry. The Chronicle relies on researchers finding archival materials, as well as family members sharing their stories, photos, documents and memorabilia. The International Museum of the Horse invites African Americans who currently work or have worked with horses, in any discipline, anywhere throughout the U.S. to contribute their history to this remarkable historical collection. The digital archive allows contributors to tell their personal stories without letting go of family treasures. Oral histories are archived at the museum's partner repository, the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky.

In 2018, the museum began website development with input from the community on what content should be included and how to make the content accessible to the public. With the support of Phoenix Rising Lex, a grassroots organization that promotes the cultural history of Lexington's early horse racing industry, contributions for the website began in the spring of 2019 with the museum hosting History Harvests at the Lyric Theatre in Lexington, Ky. The mission of the International Museum of the Horse is to provide education on the relationship between humans and horses throughout history. Ten teacher representatives were selected to work with the museum to create educational modules based on the website's content. These modules include American history from the perspective of men and women who have worked with horses across eras that span from 1619 to the present day.

Funding for the website was provided by the Institute for Museum and Library Services, Museums for America, Learning Experiences grant and the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation. Additional funding was allotted from the Kentucky Foundation for Women Art Meets Activism Grant to assist the museum with the hiring of five African-American women to write narratives for the website.

To learn more about the contributing writers and teacher representatives, visit the International Museum of the Horse website at http://imh.org/.

To preview the website, visit https://youtu.be/B_ul2_lnIEg for an introductory video.

For more information about the Kentucky Horse Park, visit kyhorsepark.com.

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