Hail to Reason with Ussery up at the Hopeful Stakes
Title
Hail to Reason with Ussery up at the Hopeful Stakes
Subject
Photography of horse sports
Description
Photograph of Hail to Reason (Bobby Ussery up) winning Saratoga’s 1960 Hopeful Stakes by ten lengths.
Hail to Reason, multiple stakes-winning Thoroughbred, was named American Champion Two-Year-Colt in 1960. He retired to stud at Hagyard Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, with a record of 9-2-2 from 18 starts, with earnings of $328,434. Hail to Reason was the top sire in North America in 1970.
Robert Nelson ‘Bobby’ Ussery’s racing career spanned more than two decades (1951 – 1974). Ussery was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1980.
Hail to Reason, multiple stakes-winning Thoroughbred, was named American Champion Two-Year-Colt in 1960. He retired to stud at Hagyard Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, with a record of 9-2-2 from 18 starts, with earnings of $328,434. Hail to Reason was the top sire in North America in 1970.
Robert Nelson ‘Bobby’ Ussery’s racing career spanned more than two decades (1951 – 1974). Ussery was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1980.
Creator
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Date
1960-08-27
Rights
This digital resource may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Physical rights are retained by the Keeneland Library. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Format
black and white photograph
Type
still image
Original Format
acetate negative
Files
Collection
Citation
Bernard Stanley Morgan, “Hail to Reason with Ussery up at the Hopeful Stakes,” The Keeneland Library, accessed April 21, 2025, https://keenelandlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/387.