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  • Collection: Keeneland Library Collection

1872-05-13 Kentucky Association Track Program for Spring Meeting in Lexington (2).jpg
This is a digitized photograph of the cover of the Kentucky Association's 1872 Spring Meet Program. The listed officers include: John C. Breckinridge (Acting President), James F. Robinson, Jr. (Vice President), Thomas J. Bush (Secretary), James A.…

Wyatt - KY Association jockeys and people.jpg
This photograph features several seated and standing jockeys with a crowd of onlookers at the Kentucky Association Race Track.

Standing, from left to right: McCabe, Smyth, Vandusen, Meehan, G. Garner, C. Borel

Seated, from left to right:…

After race at Latonia Race Track.jpg
This is an after race photograph taken at the Latonia Race Track.

07 - Ed Brown aka Brown Dick Jockey and Trainer BW.tif
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…

19 - William Billy Walker Jockey.jpg
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…

Oliver Lewis Jockey (2).jpg
This is a portrait of jockey Oliver Lewis. Lewis rode Aristides to claim the inaugural running of the Kentucky Derby in 1875.

Keeneland Library - Isaac Murphy at the Salvator Clambake (2).jpg
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…

1947-07-18 Jockeys Eddie Arcaro, Pandurang Khade, Conn N McCreary, Ruperto Donoso, and Juan Pedro Artigas at Belmont Park (2).jpg
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.

1950-06-22 Arlington Jockeys (left to right) Gilbert Eugene Roser, Gene Earl Pederson, John Chestnut, John Johnny H Adams (2).jpg
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…

1952-05 Jockeys William Cox, Robert Willis, winner John Johnny H Adams (the clean fellow), and Anthony Tony S Skoronski muddy at Hawthorne Race Track (2).jpg
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.
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