▁American ▁Standard bre d ▁horse . ▁ ▁Orange ▁County ▁is ▁the ▁birth place ▁of ▁Ham ble ton ian ▁ 1 0 , ▁the ▁ ▁ancest or ▁of ▁all ▁American ▁Standard bre d ▁horses , ▁and ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁Ham ble ton ian ▁races ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁G os hen ▁at ▁the ▁Good ▁Time ▁Park ▁mile ▁track . ▁Est ab lished ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁the ▁neighbor ing ▁half - mile ▁Historic ▁Track ▁is ▁a ▁National ▁Historic ▁Land mark , ▁the ▁oldest ▁har ness ▁horse ▁track ▁still ▁in ▁use ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁St ables ▁still ▁operate ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁and ▁races ▁are ▁held ▁ann ually . ▁The ▁museum ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 , ▁during ▁G os hen ' s ▁Ham ble ton ian ▁St ake ▁era . ▁ ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁The ▁half - tim ber ▁building ▁that ▁houses ▁the ▁museum ▁was ▁built ▁as ▁a ▁stable ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 3 . ▁It ▁houses ▁art work ▁by ▁famous ▁equ ine ▁artists ▁and ▁racing ▁memor abil ia ▁d ating ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁tro tt ing . ▁Ex hib its ▁include ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 , 7 0 0   p aint ings , ▁l ith ograph s ▁and ▁sculpt ures , ▁ 1 9 , 3 0 0 ▁photograph s , ▁hundreds ▁of ▁drivers ' ▁uniform s , ▁ 7 5   s ulk ies , ▁ 5 9 ▁sul k ies ▁and ▁ 7 ▁c arts , ▁and ▁a ▁preserved ▁stable ▁which