Edward Dudley Brown
Photography in horse sports
This is a digitized daguerreotype of Edward Dudley Brown (1850-1906); born into slavery, after the civil war he became a Belmont Stakes-winning jockey (Kingfisher; 1870), a Kentucky Derby-winning trainer (Baden-Baden; 1877), and a Kentucky Oaks-winning trainer/owner (Monrovia; 1893, Etta; 1900).
Brown was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1984 as one of the top trainers of the 19th century.
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Oliver Lewis
Photography of horse sports
This is a portrait of jockey Oliver Lewis. Lewis rode Aristides to claim the inaugural running of the Kentucky Derby in 1875.
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Isaac Burns Murphy at Salvator's Clambake
Photography of horse sports
This photograph features legendary jockey Isaac Burns Murphy (third from the right), with several other guests at a clambake hosted by trainer Matt Byrnes following Murphy’s victory aboard Salvator in the 1890 Champion Stakes at Monmouth Park.
Murphy won with at least a third of his mounts over the course of his career. Among his many notable victories, he claimed four of the first five American Derbies, three Kentucky Derbies, and five Latonia Derbies.
1890
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Jockeys at Belmont, 1947
Photography of horse sports
This photograph features jockeys (from left to right) Eddie Arcaro, Pandurang Khade, Conn McCreary, Ruperto Donoso, and Juan Pedro Artigas at Belmont Park in July of 1947.
1947-07-18
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Arlington Park Jockeys, 1950
Photography of horse sports
This photograph features jockeys (left to right) Gilbert Roser, Gene Earl Pederson, John Chestnut, John H. Adams, Logan Batcheller, Ovie D. Scurlock, and D.J. Wagner at Arlington Park on June 22, 1950.
Batcheller led the group by wins with 118 from 1,014 mounts in 1950, while Scurlock boasted the highest earnings among the group with $485,072 from 690 mounts.
1950-06-22
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Jockeys at Hawthorne Race Course
Photography of horse sports
This photograph features jockeys (from left to right) William Cox, Robert Willis, John H. Adams, and Anthony Skoronski at Hawthorne Race Course in May of 1952.
1952-05
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Ira Drymon
Photography of horse sports
This is a photograph of Ira Drymon - breeder, owner of Gallagher Stud, and former President of the Thoroughbred Club of America, with an unidentified horse in July of 1949.
1949-07
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Under Reconstruction
Photography of horse sports
This photograph captures the Belmont Park Grandstand under reconstruction in April of 1941.
1941-04
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Blacksmith Board
Photography of horse sports
This photograph, taken on June 4, 1941, features the blacksmith board at Belmont Park.
1941-06-04
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Jockey Club Ambulance
Photography of horse sports
This photograph, taken on May 11, 1942, at Belmont Park features an ambulance on loan to the Jockey Club Civilian Protection Service by the British American Ambulance Corps.
1942-05-11
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