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- Collection: John C. Hemment Photograph Collection
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The Walk
This photograph, taken in 1905, features jockeys (from left to right) Frank O'Neill, Shaw, Brussells, McDaniels, Creamer, Fisher, L. Smith, and B. Smith walking across a lawn.
Tags: Frank O'Neill, jockeys
Sparring Jockeys
This photograph features jockeys (left to right) R. McDaniel, Mack Garner, and Eddie Dugan in 1908.
Mack Garner began his racing career at the age of 14. By 1915, he was the country’s top jockey in both purses earned and races won. He was the…
Mack Garner began his racing career at the age of 14. By 1915, he was the country’s top jockey in both purses earned and races won. He was the…
Tags: boxing, Eddie Dugan, jockeys, Mack Garner, sparring
On a Bench at Saratoga
Pictured (left to right) are jockeys Brussel, Yorke, Sweet, Gilbert, Sumter, and McCahey at Saratoga Race Course in 1908.
That year, McCahey led the group in wins with 105 from 725 mounts. Gilbert led by earnings, with 88 wins totaling $71,360.…
That year, McCahey led the group in wins with 105 from 725 mounts. Gilbert led by earnings, with 88 wins totaling $71,360.…
Tags: jockeys, Saratoga Racecourse
Whitney & Belmont
This photograph features Thoroughbred owners William Collins Whitney (left) and August Belmont II (right).
Whitney, financier, political reformer, and Secretary of the Navy under President Cleveland, founded his Thoroughbred breeding operation at…
Whitney, financier, political reformer, and Secretary of the Navy under President Cleveland, founded his Thoroughbred breeding operation at…
Diamond Jim Brady & Redfern
This photograph features Thoroughbred owner James B. "Diamond Jim" Brady and jockey Arthur Redfern in conversation at Saratoga Race Course in 1905.
Brady, Gilded Age businessman and financier, is often remembered for his voracious appetite and…
Brady, Gilded Age businessman and financier, is often remembered for his voracious appetite and…
Frank McCabe
This photograph features trainer Frank McCabe at the Pimlico 1909 Spring Meet.
McCabe began his career in racing as a jockey before becoming the stable foreman for Hall of Fame trainer James Gordon Rowe. Within a few years, McCabe began training…
McCabe began his career in racing as a jockey before becoming the stable foreman for Hall of Fame trainer James Gordon Rowe. Within a few years, McCabe began training…
Brighton Handicap Post Parade
This is a post parade photograph of the 1904 Brighton Handicap at Brighton Beach Race Course.
Broomstick (Tommy Burns up), trained by Robert Tucker and owned by Samuel S. Brown, won the 1904 Brighton Handicap.
Broomstick (Tommy Burns up), trained by Robert Tucker and owned by Samuel S. Brown, won the 1904 Brighton Handicap.
Brighton Beach Crowd
This photograph, taken in 1907, features spectators at the Brighton Beach Race Course.
Brighton Beach spectators
This photograph, taken in 1907, features a filled grandstand and apron at Brighton Beach Race Course in Brooklyn, New York.
Dismounting after the Excelsior Handicap
This photograph features riders dismounting after the 1904 Excelsior Handicap at Jamaica Racetrack.