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Clockwise from above left: 500 BC Panathenaic pottery prize-amphora; John Singer Sargent, Lady Fishing – Mrs Ormond (1889); George Stubbs, The Anatomy of the Horse, 1766 [First Edition]Images: British Sporting Art Trust. Image © Estate of Sir Alfred Munnings, Dedham; British Museum Trustees; © Tate, London 2016; © British Sporting Art Trust.against an increasingly naturalistic depiction of rural Britain. Since then the genre has continued to fl ourish and the gallery contains some of the fi nest examples of sporting art of all types. We have early paintings of cricket – a Francis Hayman on loan from MCC at Lord’s, and an early painting of a golfer George Fraser in traditional livery by William Bradley, on loan from Manchester City Galleries. As you move into the 20th century, women in sport become the subject of a number of paintings, with a beautiful portrait by William Orpen of The Angler (c1912) and John Singer Sargent’s Lady Fishing – Mrs Ormond (1889), both on loan from Tate, while the modern and contemporary room includes work from Mark Wallinger, Peter Blake and William Roberts. Of course this new gallery would not be complete without the work of two of the most famous equine artists, George Stubbs and Sir Alfred Munnings.Further artwork is explored in a series of temporary exhibitions held in the Moller and Cheveley Park Stud Galleries, two state-of-the-art temporary exhibition spaces. These ensure the Heritage Centre is able to present racing to new audiences in a broader context and enhance the collections already on offer.Across the street, the National Horseracing Museum tells the story of horseracing from its earliest origins to the worldwide phenomenon it is today. The main body of the museum is situated in the Trainer’s House, occupied over the years by such legendary trainers as Joseph Hayhoe, Alfred Hayhoe and John Watson. It was last occupied in 1986 by Bruce Hobbs who trained 48 Group winners from the Palace Stables, including Irish Derby victor Tyrnavos. The internationally signifi cant permanent collection has been joined by some fascinating loans from major museums, such as a 500BC prize- amphora on a six-month loan from the British Museum. An object-rich timeline traces the progressive domestic organisation of racing from the mid-18th century to the global sport it is today. Some important aspects are the royal connections to racing, the Jockey Club’s activities, racing’s heroes and the social and political infl uences of the times. There are many new and exciting elements in the redeveloped museum, HORSERACING www.nadfas.org.uk NADFAS REVIEW / SPRING 2017 35