The Australian Racing Museum is a horse racing museum, and a part of the National Sports Museum at the MCG in Melbourne, Australia. The museum is dedicated to Thoroughbred horses, jockeys and trainers.
On 27 November 2009 Champions – Australian Racing Museum & Hall of Fame moved to its new home at the National Sports Museum at the MCG from its previous home at Federation Square (officially opened in 1981).
The Australian Racing Museum is part of a prestigious group of organisations assembled at the nation’s principal sports museum, the world-class National Sports Museum. This group includes the Australian Football Hall of Fame, Australian Cricket Hall of Fame, the MCG, the MCC Museum, the Olympic Games and the Sport Australia Hall of Fame along with a host of other sports.
The Australian Racing Museum continues a proud responsibility of preserving, presenting and promoting Australia’s rich racing history and the acclaimed collection which has been assembled over several decades.
The museum’s external programs includes the popular Tuesdays at Champions talk series.
The team at the Australian Racing Museum are proud to preserve Australia’s thoroughbred racing history in an innovative and impressive space.
Article source: Australian Racing Museum page
Racing Hall of Fame
Each year several new members are inducted into the prestigious Australian Racing Hall of Fame. In 2009, the legendary Arthur ‘Scobie’ Breasley was made an official Legend of the Hall of Fame.
Induction into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame is the industry’s highest accolade. Only the greats of Australian thoroughbred racing earn a place in this exclusive club.
The induction categories of the Australian Racing Hall of Fame are: horses, jockeys, trainers and associates.
Among the first Hall of Fame inductees in 2001 were Carbine, Phar Lap, Kingston Town, Bart Cummings, Colin Hayes, Tommy Smith, Scobie Breasley, Roy Higgins, George Moore, Bill Collins, Chester Manifold and Banjo Patterson.
In 2007, Phar Lap became the first to be elevated to the status of Legend, followed by Bart Cummings in 2008. In 2009, at the Australian Racehorse of the Year & Hall of Fame, the celebrated Scobie Breasley was made an official legend of the Hall of Fame following a public vote.
