Rigan McKinney on Redshank at Belmont
Photography of horse sports
This is a photograph of jockey Rigan McKinney up on Redshank in mid-jump at the Bridlespur Steeplechase Graded Handicap at Belmont in 1936.
McKinney claimed his first American Grand National victory in 1931 atop Green Cheese.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan 32049
1936-09-22
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Ralph Neves at Pimlico
Photography of horse sports
This is a photograph of jockey Ralph P. Neves in silks walking with two other men at Pimlico in 1940.
Neves, prominent West Coast rider and American Hall of Fame jockey, won 3,772 total races and 173 stakes races over the course of his long career. When he retired in mid-1963, Neves was one of eight jockeys in the history of the sport at that time with at least 3,000 wins.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan 94841
1940-05-06
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James Stout at Jamaica
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This photographic print features jockey James Stout at Jamaica Racetrack in April 1946.
Stout accumulated 2,056 wins over his career. After Stout rode Seabiscuit in the horse’s first race in January 1935 at Hialeah Park, trainer “Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons bought his contract. Stout rode for Fitzsimmons for 11 years. Many of his notable wins were aboard Fitzsimmons’ horses.
Stout’s four American Classic race wins include the 1939 Kentucky Derby, and the 1936, 1938, and 1939 Belmont Stakes. He was inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1968.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan A45892
1946-04-09
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Rigan McKinney at Saratoga
Photography of horse sports
This photograph features Rigan McKinney, steeplechase jockey, walking at Saratoga in a suit and hat. McKinney, inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1968.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan A54508
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Gordon Glisson at Belmont Park
Photography of horse sports
This is a photograph of jockey Gordon P. Glisson.
Glisson, born in South Carolina, was named the country's leading rider in 1949 with 270 winning mounts. Notable wins include 1949's Santa Anita Derby with Old Rockport and in 1955's Hollywood Gold Cup with mount Rejected.
He was awarded the first ever George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in 1950.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan A65012
1949-05-16
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Sally Roszel on Yorky
Photography of horse sports
This is a photograph of jockey Sally Roszel on Yorky after winning the Adjacent Hunts' Ladies' Race in 1949.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan A65622
1949-05-28
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Burley Parke and Noor (2)
Photography of horse sports
This photograph features trainer Burley Elijah Parke with the Thoroughbred Noor.
Parke began his career as a jockey (second-leading rider in the country in 1921) before becoming an assistant trainer. As a trainer, he won nine Futurities at Belmont, Washington, Keeneland, and Arlington in the 1940s. Parke was hired by Seabiscuit owner, Charles Howard, in the late 1940s.
Parke began his career as a jockey (second-leading rider in the country in 1921) before becoming an assistant trainer. As a trainer, he won nine Futurities at Belmont, Washington, Keeneland, and Arlington in the 1940s. Parke was hired by Seabiscuit owner, Charles Howard, in the late 1940s.
Parke ranked among the country’s top five trainers seven times and was inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1986.
Noor was inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 2002.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan A69557B
1950-08-11
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Burley Parke and Noor (1)
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This photograph features trainer Burley Elijah Parke with the Thoroughbred Noor. They are in a padded airplane stall after being transported to Saratoga Race Course in August of 1950. Noor is wearing leg wraps and a leather head bumper.
Parke began his career as a jockey (second-leading rider in the country in 1921) before becoming an assistant trainer. As a trainer, he won nine Futurities at Belmont, Washington, Keeneland, and Arlington in the 1940s. Parke was hired by Seabiscuit owner, Charles Howard, in the late 1940s.
Parke ranked among the country’s top five trainers seven times and was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1986.
Noor was inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 2002.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan A69557D
1950-08-11
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1951 Toboggan
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This photograph pictured left to right features jockey Robert C. Bernhardt, Jacqueline Marguerite Doll-Schlumberger, Elsie Ogden Cryder Woodward and owner George Dunton Widener, Jr.
This photograph was taken at the the 1951 Toboggan Handicap at Belmont Park.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan A72123
1951-05-14
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Warren and Lucille Parker Wright at Hialeah
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Photograph of Calumet Farm owners Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wright (Lucille Parker Wright Markey) at Hialeah Park in 1948.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
1948-01-06
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