Auction to Benefit Hall of Fame, BCCA, and PDJF

Three spectacular auction items will be up for bidding Aug. 14-20 with proceeds to benefit the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Permanently Disabled Jockeys' Fund, and Belmont Child Care Association. The items are a complete set of artist Greg Montgomery's signed Travers Stakes poster series from 1986 through 2025 in one-of-a-kind presentation packaging; the Museum's box seats at Saratoga Race Course for this year's Travers Stakes day; and Twice the Heart, a limited-edition casting designed by artist Jocelyn Russell based on the monument completed in 2023 depicting Secretariat in retirement at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky. To view and bid on these items, please click here.

Here is more information about each item:

Complete Travers Stakes poster collection by artist Greg Montgomery (1986 through 2025) in a custom FrameCase

Artist Greg Montgomery has been capturing the prestige and pageantry of Saratoga's signature Travers Stakes since 1986. His 2025 poster is the 40th edition in this coveted series of artwork associated with the Midsummer Derby. This item is absolutely unique. It is the only one in existence, created to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Travers poster exhibition in June at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

The 40 posters it contains are a signed and numbered set -- 1/40 through 40/40. The retail value of the 40 posters alone exceeds $7,500.

In creating the FrameCase that houses and displays the posters, Montgomery wanted a case to safely and securely hold the entire set of 40 posters, as well as a frame to dramatically display -- and easily change -- the poster displayed. The result is a beautiful, low-profile box to look like a frame when hung.

Made of walnut with a smooth grain finish, the wood was ebonized, enabling a chemical reaction that causes the wood to turn black. Dark brass hardware was inlaid into the walnut frame, which was then finished with a Danish oil and a hard wax, Osmo. The black felt interior gives the stored prints a nice place to lay and provides a little pressure to keep the stack of prints pressed perfectly against the museum glass. This combination display frame and safe storage box -- The FrameCase -- weighs less than 10 pounds and comes fitted with heavy duty hanging hardware.

The FrameCase was built by John Haller, the founder of the Saratoga Joinery, a community woodworking shop on Caroline St. in Saratoga Springs. Haller and Montgomery collaborated on the unique design. Proceeds from this auction item will benefit the Belmont Child Care Association, the Permanently Disabled Jockeys' Fund, and the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

2025 Travers Stakes Box at Saratoga Race Course

Watch the Grade 1 Travers Stakes and numerous other graded events in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame's box at the Saratoga Race Course on Aug. 23. This package includes use of the Museum's box for five people. The Museum box is C52 and the package includes track admission. Proceeds on this item benefit the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

Please note: This package does not include hospitality. Box attendees are responsible for paying their tab on the day they use the box. Attendee will be billed after if the bill is not paid day of.

Twice the Heart, Secretariat bronze by Jocelyn Russell

This is a limited-edition casting designed by artist Jocelyn Russell based on the monument completed in 2023 depicting Hall of Fame member and 1973 Triple Crown winner Secretariat in retirement at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Ky. The edition (No. 10 of 73) is approximately 15 inches high, 23 inches long, and five inches wide. The bronze on granite piece is cast in the lost wax method, has a hand-applied colored patina, and is signed and numbered by the artist. Proceeds on this item benefit the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.