Brooklyn Handicap at Old Aqueduct Racetrack

Brooklyn Handicap at Old Aqueduct Racetrack

Photography of horse sports

This photograph features the Brooklyn Handicap at the old Aqueduct Racetrack in 1917. The jockey, William "Willie" Knapp, is up on Borrow. Borrow ran the 1-1/8 mile race in 1:49-2/5, setting a new American record. Frank Robinson is up on Regret who came in second, while D. Connolly is up on Old Rosebud, who came in third.

Charles Christian Cook

1917-06-25

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