MacKenzie “MacK” Miller A tribute to MacKenzie “MacK” Miller may be found on the staircase leading to the second floor of the Racing Hall of Fame and Museum. Miller trained for nearly 50 years and conditioned 72 stakes winners, including … Read More…
Cragwood Stable Trophy Exhibit Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. was a businessman who took over the family business in 1950 after his father passed away. In 1958, Charles W. Engelhard, Jr. consolidated the family’s many diversified holdings to form Engelhard Industries, … Read More…
Courtyard of Champions The Courtyard of Champions features the races silks of the owners of the 40 champion racehorses that are honored in the Hall of Fame. Below each racing silk is a plaque with information about the owner and … Read More…
Hall of Fame The Hall of Fame exhibit honors the Champion Thoroughbreds that trained in Aiken and earned a place among the sport’s elite. Visitors can learn about the Hall of Fame members through photographs, racing achievements, awards, and memorabilia … Read More…
Hopelands Gardens History It is thought that prior to 1897, the property known as Hopelands Gardens was a farm or part of one. Aiken County Courthouse records show a deed recorded March 10, 1897 that conveyed approximately 15 acres to … Read More…
Hope Goddard Iselin Mrs. Iselin bequeathed to the City of Aiken, Hopelands Gardens, the gardens in which the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame is located. Mrs. Iselin, who came from a prominent Rhode Island family that founded Brown University, … Read More…
Joan Baker Tower Mrs. Tower was born in New York City and was the daughter of Harold Spear and his wife, Helen. Spear was a founding partner of Spear, Leeds, and Kellogg, a specialist firm on the New York Stock … Read More…
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