Video: Racing Presidents in Washington Ballet’s The Nutcracker

The Nationals racing presidents continued a three year old tradition on Thursday by appearing in The Washington Ballet’s annual production of Septime Webre’s The Nutcracker. The racing presidents took the stage one at a time to perform ballet’s famous Russian Dance, with Teddy Roosevelt making the final entrance and of course drawing the loudest applause … Continue reading Video: Racing Presidents in Washington Ballet’s The Nutcracker

Presidents Race Gingerbread House at NIH

The National Institutes of Health Clinical Center is holding its Seventh Annual Gingerbread House Contest in its Bethesda headquarters, and alert reader Cindy Smith Clinton shared this photo of one notable entry — a DC Mall scene featuring Teddy Roosevelt winning a presidents race on the National Mall. The meticulously decorated gingerbread creation includes the … Continue reading Presidents Race Gingerbread House at NIH

Racing Presidents named Best On Field Promotion of 2012

The Washington Nationals presidents race has been named Best On Field Promotion in Sports for 2012. The award is bestowed annually by Gameops.com, a web site which connects sports teams and event producers with ideas and tools for on-field promotions. This is the third time that the Nats’ racing presidents have nabbed the award, having taken the … Continue reading Racing Presidents named Best On Field Promotion of 2012

Natsfest returns January 2013 at DC Convention Center

The Washington Nationals have announced the return of NatsFest, an off-season fan festival featuring meet-and-greet opportunities with players, staff, and future prospects, plus interactive sessions, family activities, memorabilia, and of course racing presidents. The winter weekend event was a hit with fans in previous years, but was poorly attended after being moved to a weekday … Continue reading Natsfest returns January 2013 at DC Convention Center