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  • Collection: Bernard Stanley Morgan Photograph Collection

Morgan A60853 - Arcaro at Jamaica 04.13.1948.jpg
This photographic portrait features jockey Eddie Arcaro at Jamaica Race Course on April 13, 1948.

Arcaro, known as the “Master” of U.S. racing, ascended to the country’s premier jockey status for much of the mid-20th century.

He claimed a…

Morgan B17785 - 1960-08-27 Robert Nelson Bobby Ussery Jockey on Hail to Reason winning by 10 lengths the Hopeful Stakes at Saratoga.jpg
Photograph of Hail to Reason (Bobby Ussery up) winning Saratoga’s 1960 Hopeful Stakes by ten lengths.

Hail to Reason, multiple stakes-winning Thoroughbred, was named American Champion Two-Year-Colt in 1960. He retired to stud at Hagyard Farm in…

Morgan B5172 - 1957-04-20 Eddie Arcaro Jockey on Bold Ruler battles Gallant Man to the wire in Wood Memorial at Jamaica 2.jpg
This photograph captures Bold Ruler battling Gallant Man to the wire at the 1957 Wood Memorial Stakes. The Wheatley Stable owned champion, trained by Jim Fitzsimmons, won the race in 1:48.80.

Bold Ruler retired with a career record of 23-4-2 from…

Morgan A61050 - 1948-05-01 Eddie Arcaro Jockey on Citation at Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs.jpg
Photograph of American Thoroughbred Citation with jockey Eddie Arcaro up taken after their 1948 Kentucky Derby win. They are pictured with Calumet trainer Ben Jones and his son, Horace A. 'Jimmy' Jones.

The Calumet Farm legend claimed the Triple…

Morgan 47681 - 1937-07-24 John M Red Pollard Jockey on Seabiscuit with Tom Smith Trainer holding horse at Yonkers Handicap at Empire City.jpg
Photograph of the American Thoroughbred Seabiscuit with jockey John M. ‘Red’ Pollard up. Seabiscuit is held by his trainer, Tom Smith, following his Yonkers Handicap win at the Empire City Race Track in July of 1937.

Seabiscuit, sired by Hard Tack…

Morgan T1112B - James Edward Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons Trainer and Bert Morgan.jpg
This photograph features trainer James Edward "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons and track photographer for the New York Racing Association Bernard Stanley "Bert" Morgan.

Fitzsimmons won 13 Triple Crown races and trained 2 Triple Crown winners Gallant Fox…

Morgan B9631 - 1958-08-06 Eddie Arcaro Jockey and James Edward Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons Trainer at Saratoga larger (3).jpg
This photograph features jockey Eddie Arcaro with trainer James Edward "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons seated on a bench at Saratoga in August of 1958.

Arcaro, known as “The Master” of U.S. Thoroughbred racing, ascended to the country’s premier jockey…

Morgan B14129 - 1953-09-23 Ogden Phipps Owner & James Edward Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons Trainer & Eddie Arcaro Jockey & Gladys Livingston Mills Phipps Owner Breederat The Demoiselle (2).jpg
This photograph features (from left to right) Thoroughbred owner Ogden Phipps, trainer James Edward "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons, jockey Eddie Arcaro, owner Gladys Livingston Mills Phipps, and an unidentified woman at the 1953 Demoiselle Stakes at…

Morgan A44957 - 1944-09-25 George Monroe Woolf Jockey portrait at Belmont Park small (2).jpg
This is a photographic portrait of jockey George Woolf. Woolf was the country's leading stakes-winning jockey in both 1942 and 1944. He is perhaps most often remembered for his victory on Seabiscuit in the 1938 match race against War Admiral.…

Morgan A85033 - Tom Fool.jpg
This photograph, taken in November of 1953, features American Thoroughbred Tom Fool at Belmont Park.

Tom Fool, U.S. Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1951) and U.S. Horse of the Year (1953), is widely considered one of the top American racehorses of…
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