A man with a connection to five-time Horse of the Year Kelso, who is a member of the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame, will be speaking here Saturday.
Ted Haas advised Allaire du Pont, who was Kelso's owner and breeder, about the operation of her Woodstock Farm in Maryland.
He will talk about his experiences starting at 3 p.m. at the Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum. Haas also will answer questions from the audience.
In addition, Haas will give the Hall of Fame and Museum some of du Pont's personal notecards, a copy of a book she wrote about Kelso, a Jockey Club Gold Cup championship pin and photographs of Kelso, including one of him winning the 1962 Jockey Club Gold Cup.
"It's really wonderful for Mr. Haas to donate these items to us," said Lisa Hall, coordinator for the Hall of Fame and Museum. "We don't have a lot of Kelso memorabilia. The fact that he is also willing to give a talk about his experiences and let people ask him questions is great."
Haas worked for the University of Maryland extension service as an agronomy specialist before his retirement.
Haas' presentation will be open to the public, and there will be no admission charge.
Because of space limitations, registration is required.
For more information, call 803-642-7631.
Kelso was the Horse of the Year from 1960 to 1964. He also captured the Jockey Club Gold Cup in each of those years.
Considered one of the greatest racehorses of the 20th century, Kelso was inducted into Thoroughbred racing's national Hall of Fame in 1967.
The Aiken Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame and Museum is in Hopelands Gardens at 135 Dupree Place S.W.
Dede Biles is a general assignment reporter for the Aiken Standard and has been with the newspaper since January 2013. A native of Concord, N.C., she graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.