from the Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame

Goshen, NY — Join us for an informative conversation and book signing event with horseman Alex Brown at the Harness Racing Museum on Sunday, June 5, from 11 a.m.–12:30 p.m., as he discusses his premiere work, Greatness and Goodness: Barbaro and His Legacy, a biography of one of Thoroughbred racing’s greatest champions, Barbaro, and an examination of his legacy and the disease that tragically ended his life, laminitis.

Immediately following the discussion, the author will sign copies of his book that will be made available for sale; $5.00 from each sale of the book will go to benefit Equine Rescue Resource, located in Pine Island, N.Y. Admission is free.

The museum is located at 240 Main Street in Goshen, N.Y. Reservations are strongly suggested by calling 845.294.6330.

Alex Brown, author of Greatness and Goodness: Barbaro and his Legacy, has had a career in horse racing spanning 25 years. He started his career in his native United Kingdom and moved to the United States in 1987. Since that time Brown has worked as an exercise rider and assistant trainer for leading trainers including Steve Asmussen, Michael Dickinson and Barclay Tagg.

Greatness and Goodness: Barbaro and His Legacy is a thorough narrative of Barbaro’s life. It also examines whether Barbaro was a truly great racehorse, why he was so inspirational, and some of the outcomes that he has inspired. These outcomes include a heightened need for more research into the disease of laminitis, the end of horse slaughter, and the appropriate retirement of racehorses.

The book, Mr. Brown’s first, is a result of more than 100 interviews, and includes more than 150 photographs.