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Yearlings Arriving at Saratoga
This photograph features Court Manor Stud yearlings arriving at Saratoga's yearling sale in August of 1937.
William 'Billy' Walker
This is a digitized daguerreotype of the jockey William 'Billy' Walker.
Billy Walker (1860-1933) was an African-American jockey born into slavery near Versailles, Kentucky. Walker rode Baden-Baden (trained by black trainer Edward Dudley Brown) to…
Billy Walker (1860-1933) was an African-American jockey born into slavery near Versailles, Kentucky. Walker rode Baden-Baden (trained by black trainer Edward Dudley Brown) to…
Whirlaway
This conformation shot of the American Thoroughbred and Hall of Famer Whirlaway was taken at Saratoga during his two-year-old season (1940).
Whirlaway, bred and foaled at Calumet Farm in 1938, was trained by Ben Jones. He was a multiple graded…
Whirlaway, bred and foaled at Calumet Farm in 1938, was trained by Ben Jones. He was a multiple graded…
War Admiral & Seabiscuit Match Race
This photograph, taken on November 1, 1938, from the stands, features the match race between War Admiral & Seabiscuit hosted by Pimlico Race Course.
The match race, often dubbed the 'Match of the Century,' drew roughly 40,000 spectators.…
The match race, often dubbed the 'Match of the Century,' drew roughly 40,000 spectators.…
Under Reconstruction
This photograph captures the Belmont Park Grandstand under reconstruction in April of 1941.
Tags: Belmont Park
Two-Year-Olds at Gate
This photograph, taken in January of 1942, features two-year-olds being "schooled at the gate" at Hialeah Park Race Track.
Track & Infield at Latonia
This photograph, taken in 1927, features the infield and track at the Latonia Race Track.
Tags: infield, jockeys, judge's stand, Latonia Race Track, racehorses, racetrack
Ten Broeck
This image, reproduced from the Spirit of the Times, is of the American Thoroughbred Ten Broeck.
Ten Broeck was bred by John Harper and foaled near Midway, Kentucky, in June of 1872.
Ten Broeck set records at distances ranging from one to…
Ten Broeck was bred by John Harper and foaled near Midway, Kentucky, in June of 1872.
Ten Broeck set records at distances ranging from one to…
Tags: Aristides, John Harper, Mollie McCarty, Ten Broeck
Sun Briar
This photograph of the graded stakes-winning Thoroughbred Sun Briar was taken in 1926.
Sun Briar was foaled in France in 1915 and purchased at the 1916 Saratoga yearling auction by newspaperman, businessman, and breeder Willis Sharpe Kilmer.…
Sun Briar was foaled in France in 1915 and purchased at the 1916 Saratoga yearling auction by newspaperman, businessman, and breeder Willis Sharpe Kilmer.…
Sir Archy
Sir Archy, sired by the great English racehorse Diomed out of Castianira, was bred by Captain Archibald Randolph and Colonel John Tayloe III and foaled in 1805. He was retired after a successful four-year-old season, becoming one of the foundation…