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Peb's artwork depicts U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Steve Cauthen.
Steve Cauthen, son of a farrier and trainer, rode his first race at the age of 16. Within his first year of professional riding, he became America’s top rider by earnings, winning $6,151,750 (1977).
At the age of 18, Cauthen became the youngest jockey in U.S. history to win the Triple Crown (Affirmed). He was named Sports Illustrated’s Sportsman of the Year in 1978.
Cauthen was presented the George Woolf Memorial Jockey Award in 1984 and was inducted into the National Museum of Racing’s Hall of Fame in 1994.