Secretariat Day

Event Schedule

Sunday, March 30, 2025

11 am - 4 pm

All Day: R-MC parking lot - Food Trucks, Vendors, Information Booths, Kid Zone “Horsey Activities”

Food Trucks: Shaken Not Spurred Cocktails, Monique’s Crepes, Los Regios Center of the Universe Tacos

Vendors & Information Booths: Secretariat For Virginia, Downtown Ashland Association, R-MC Equestrian Team, Ashland Museum, New Day Equine Therapy, Virginia Horse Council, Champion Saddlery

Kid Zone: Hands-on fun with saddles, bridles, crafts, plus stick horse races!

11 am - 3 pm: Secretariat Stage (R-MC parking lot) - Music Entertainment

11 am: Mackenzie Roark

12 pm: Chad’s Fault

1 pm: Crowded Minds

11 - 11:30am: Ashland Theatre (205 England St) - Welcome with Kate Tweedy and Jocelyn Russell; Special premiere of “Racing Home: Secretariat in Ashland,” a new documentary by Kathy Abbott and Tom Wulf.

11:30 am - 1:30pm: Ashland Theatre (205 England St) - FREE showing of Disney’s “Secretariat” movie

12 - 3 pm: Ashland Museum (105 Hanover Ave) - Ashland Museum OPEN to view Secretariat History displays

1:45 pm - 2:30 pm: Ashland Theatre (205 England St) - Author Patricia McQueen’s Presentation on Secretariat Descendants

3 pm - 3:15 pm: Secretariat Stage (R-MC parking lot) - Guest Speakers - Emcee - Leeanne Ladin, President of Secretariat For Virginia; Steve Trivett, Mayor of the Town of Ashland; Antonio Miller, Downtown Ashland Association; Stephanie Nixon, Virginia Racing Commission; Kate Chenery Tweedy; Robert Lindgren, President of Randolph-Macon College

3:15 pm - 4 pm: Secretariat Stage (R-MC parking lot) - Bubba Johnson’s Choir sings “Oh Happy Day” and more! Birthday cupcakes!

Horsey Happy Hour (Studio 54) - ticketed event

4 - 6 pm: Entry fee $20 - includes membership to Secretariat For Virginia. Catered by Ashland Meat Company & Oakdale Winery. Music by Faron Hamblin. Time Capsule Contents ON DISPLAY. Book signing of “Secretariat’s Meadow” by Kate Chenery Tweedy and Leeanne Ladin