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West Side Story
Peb's artwork depicts Hall of Famer Damascus, Horse of the
Year in 1967, with racehorses Brunch, Royal Malabar, Puntador, Gala Performance, Proviso, and Dawn Glory in a parody of the musical West Side Story.
Damascus’ notable 1967 wins include…
Year in 1967, with racehorses Brunch, Royal Malabar, Puntador, Gala Performance, Proviso, and Dawn Glory in a parody of the musical West Side Story.
Damascus’ notable 1967 wins include…
Wesley Ward
Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts Wesley A Ward wearing different silks in two illustrations at Aqueduct, noted by handwriting at the bottom.
Tags: Aqueduct Racetrack, jockey, Peb, trainer, Wesley Ward
We Want Kathy!
A crowd of female protestors carry signs support jockey Kathy Kusner in this illustration by caricature/humorist artist Peb. After being denied a jockey license by the Maryland Racing Commission because she was a woman Kusner took her case to court.…
Tags: 1967, 1968, Damascus, female jockey, jockey, Kathy Kusner, license, Maryland Racing Commission, Peb, protest, regulations
Wayne Wright on Polynesian at Belmont Park
This photograph, taken in May of 1946, features jockey Wayne Danforth Wright up on Polynesian.
Wright was the leading North American jockey twice in his 18-year career for earnings, in both 1934 and 1936.
Polynesian, the 1945 Preakness Stakes…
Wright was the leading North American jockey twice in his 18-year career for earnings, in both 1934 and 1936.
Polynesian, the 1945 Preakness Stakes…
Watching a Finish
This photograph features several men watching a horse race finish atop a stagecoach at Gravesend Race Track on Coney Island, New York, in 1896.
Tags: race finish, spectators, stagecoach
Warren and Lucille Parker Wright at Hialeah
Photograph of Calumet Farm owners Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wright (Lucille Parker Wright Markey) at Hialeah Park in 1948.
War Admiral & Seabiscuit Match Race
This photograph, taken on November 1, 1938, from the stands, features the match race between War Admiral & Seabiscuit hosted by Pimlico Race Course.
The match race, often dubbed the 'Match of the Century,' drew roughly 40,000 spectators.…
The match race, often dubbed the 'Match of the Century,' drew roughly 40,000 spectators.…
Walter Miller
This photograph features jockey Walter Miller after winning the Excelsior Handicap on Merry Lark at Jamaica Race Course in Queens, New York City on April 28, 1906.
Tags: jockeys, Walter Miller