Secretariat Day
Event Schedule
Saturday, March 28, 2026
11 am - 4 pm
ALL DAY: Secretariat Stage (R-MC parking lot)
Food Trucks: Monique’s Crepes, Farmview Creamery, Los Regios Center of the Universe Tacos, Oakdale (Wine & “Big Red Ale” Beer)
Vendors & Information Booths: Secretariat For Virginia, Downtown Ashland Association, Ashland Museum, Hanover Arts & Activities Center, Ashland Dance Academy, Renewals by Anderson, Champion Saddlery, Tiny Tim’s Toys, Virginia Equine Welfare Society
ALL DAY: KidZone (west of R-MC’s Wash-Frank Hall on the grass)
Mini Horses - Caroline County’s Triple Crown 4H Club
Secretariat Stage (R-MC parking lot)
11 am: Welcome, followed by musician Mackenzie Roark
11:55 am: Opening Ceremony
Special Tribute to Secretariat, Ashland Dance Academy
Welcome by Leeanne Meadows Ladin, President of Secretariat For Virginia
Remarks by Steve Trivett, Mayor of Ashland
Remarks by Dr. Michael Hill, President of Randolph-Macon College
Remarks by Kate Chenery Tweedy, author/historian
12:15 pm: Bubba Johnson, “Oh Happy Day” - Birthday Cake!
KidZone (west of R-MC’s Wash-Frank Hall on the grass)
12:30 - 2:30 pm - “Horsey Activities” - sponsored by the Ashland Museum
Secretariat Stage (R-MC parking lot)
1:30 - 2:45 pm - The Royal We Band
Ashland Theatre (205 England St)
2:30 pm - Special Presentation - “Galloping Through Virginia Horse Racing History with Secretariat” by Leeanne Meadows Ladin, author/historian
3:00 pm - FREE showing of Disney’s “Secretariat” movie
Secretariat Stage (R-MC parking lot)
3:00 - 4:00 pm - Boss of Me Band