Citation at Churchill Downs
Photograph of horse sports
Photograph of American Thoroughbred Citation with jockey Eddie Arcaro up taken after their 1948 Kentucky Derby win. They are pictured with Calumet trainer Ben Jones and his son, Horace A. 'Jimmy' Jones.
The Calumet Farm legend claimed the Triple Crown in 1948. In that same year, Citation was awarded U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old Colt, DRF Champion Male Handicap Horse, and U.S. Horse of the Year. He was inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1959.
Arcaro, known as “The Master” of U.S. Thoroughbred racing, ascended to the country’s premier jockey status for much of the mid-20th century. He claimed a record 17 wins in Triple Crown races during his 30-year career, boasting two Triple Crown wins aboard Whirlaway (1941) and Citation (1948). He led the country in earnings in 1940, 1942, 1948, 1950, 1952, and 1955. Upon his retirement in 1961, Arcaro had run in 24,092 races, with 4,779 wins and earnings that exceeded $30 million. He remains the only jockey to have ever claimed more than one Triple Crown win.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan A61050
1948-05-01
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Iron Liege at Churchill Downs
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Photograph of the American Thoroughbred Iron Liege with jockey Bill Hartack, Jr. up after winning the 1957 Kentucky Derby. They are pictured with Calumet trainer Ben Jones and his son, Horace A. 'Jimmy' Jones.
Iron Liege was bred and foaled at Calumet Farm in 1954. He retired with a 11-9-5 record from 33 starts, with earnings of $404,169. Other notable wins include the Sheridan Handicap (1957), Jersey Stakes (1957), the Laurance Armour Memorial Handicap (1957), and the McLennan Handicap (1958).
1957-05-04
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Bardstown
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This conformation photograph, taken at Calumet Farm in 1957, features the American Thoroughbred Bardstown.
Bardstown, bred at Calumet and trained by Horace A. Jones, began his four-year racing career at the age of four due to early hip and ankle issues. He set a track record at Tropical Park with his 1959 Orange Bowl Handicap win, and he retired in 1960 with a successful older horse racing career record of 18-7-1 from 31 starts and earnings of $628,752.
Joel Clyne Meadors
1957
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