Bassett’s B.C. ‘94

Bassett’s B.C. ‘94

Horse racing in art

Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts James Edward “Ted” Bassett III, President of the Keeneland Association from 1969 to 1986.

Ted Bassett served as the Chairman of the Kentucky Horse Park from 1980 to 1983, President of the Thoroughbred Racing Association from 1985 to 1986, President of the UK Equine Research Foundation from 1986 to 1989, Chairman of the Keeneland Association from 1986 to 2001, Trustee of the Keeneland Association through 2006, President of the Breeders’ Cup from 1988 to 1996, and Chairman of World Racing Championship Series from 1996 to 2004. He was awarded the Eclipse Award of Merit in 1996.

In 2019 he was inducted into the Racing Hall of Fame as a Pillar of the Turf.

This piece features Bassett in the context of the 1994 Breeders’ Cup at Churchill Downs.

Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb

1994

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Pen and ink with watercolor; 17.5 x 13.5 in.

still image

Pen and ink with watercolor

17.5 x 13.5 in.