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  • Collection: Bernard Stanley Morgan Photograph Collection

Morgan A83918 - Native Dancer with Olive Guerin up.jpg
This photograph shows jockey Oliver Eric Guerin up on Native Dancer in the saddling paddock at the 1953 Dwyer Stakes at Aqueduct.

He won the 1947 Kentucky Derby aboard Jet Pilot for Elizabeth Arden of Maine Chance Farm.

Guerin rode Native…

17 Morgan A87391 - John Elliott Burch Trainer and Eddie Arcaro Jockey and Mrs Isabel Cleves Dodge Sloane and Mrs Elsie Ogden Cryder Woodward (2).jpg
From left to right, this photograph features Thoroughbred trainer John Elliott Burch, jockey Eddie Arcaro, Isabel Cleves Dodge Sloane, and Elsie Ogden Cryder Woodward.

06 - Morgan A93225 - 1955 Samuel San A Boulmetis Sr Jockey portrait.jpg
This photographic portrait features jockey Samuel "Sam" A. Boulmetis, Sr. in front of hanging silks at Belmont Park.

Boulmetis, Sr. was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1973. A few of his major wins include the Arlington Classic (1954,…

05 - Morgan A93241 - William Norris Bill Boland Jockey portrait.tif
This photographic portrait features jockey William "Bill" Norris Boland in front of hanging silks. Boland is in King Ranch silks, and the photograph was taken at Belmont Park.

Boland rose to prominence after winning the 1950 Kentucky Derby and…

02 - Morgan A93245 - 1955 Theodore Ted Frederick Atkinson Jockey portrait.jpg
This photographic portrait features jockey Ted Atkinson.

Atkinson began riding professionally at the age of 21. He rode War Relic in an upset victory over the 1941 Triple Crown Winner Whirlaway in the Narragansett Special. That ride gained him…

18 - Morgan B9131 - 1958 Ismael Milo Valenzuela Jockey portrait.jpg
This is a photographic portrait of jockey Ismael "Milo" Valenzuela.

He rose to prominence aboard Tim Tam in a near Triple Crown victory in 1958. Valenzuela and Tim Tam swept the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes but finished second in the…

16 - Morgan T374 - 1961 John Gentleman John L Rotz Jockey.jpg
This is a photographic portrait of jockey John "Gentleman John" L. Rotz.

Rotz, widely known as “Gentleman John” as a nod to his professionalism, received the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in 1973. Rotz was the North American stakes race…

Morgan A94388 - 1955-10-13 Frank David Dooley Adams Jockey on Neji at The Grand National Steeplechase Handicap at Belmont Park.jpg
This photograph features jockey Frank David "Dooley" Adams on Neji at the 1955 Grand National Steeplechase Handicap at Belmont Park.

Neji was the prominent steeplechase contender of the late 1950s. He claimed three American Grand National wins and…

Morgan B17750 - 1960-08-24 Patrick Pat Smithwick Jockey on Neji at Saratoga.jpg
This is a photograph of jockey Alfred "Paddy" Smithwick, on Neji at Saratoga.

According to his New York Times obituary, Smithwick was 5 feet 11 inches tall.

Hall of Famer (inducted 1972) Paddy Smithwick was the country’s top steeplechase rider…

Morgan B14325 -  1959-10-10 William Lee Bill Willie The Shoe Shoemaker Jockey on Scales aft riding his 300th winner at Aqueduct.jpg
This photograph features jockey William Lee "The Shoe" Shoemaker on the scales after riding his 300th win at Aqueduct in 1959.

Bill Shoemaker rode for 40 years, winning roughly 21.9% of 40,350 races before his retirement in 1990. He was America’s…
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