Angel Tomas Cordero, Jr.
Horse racing in art
Peb's artwork depicts U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Angel Cordero, Jr.
Cordero moved from his native Puerto Rico to the States to ride professionally in 1962. He became the first jockey to earn more than $9 million in a season in 1982, and he topped North American jockeys in earnings in 1976, 1982, and 1983.
Cordero won his first Kentucky Derby riding Cannonade in 1974. He took the Derby again in 1976 riding Bold Forbes and in 1985 aboard Spend A Buck. Cordero won the Belmont Stakes in 1976 (Bold Forbes) and the Preakness Stakes in 1980 (Codex) and 1984 (Gate Dancer). He won four Breeders' Cup races between 1985 and 1989 and claimed the leading riding title at Saratoga 14 times.
He won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Jockey in 1982 and 1983.
Cordero retired with a career record of 7,057 wins and earnings exceeding $164 million.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
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Pen and ink; 13 x 10 in.
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Boxing Jockeys – Team Hawley vs. Team Velasquez
Horse racing in art
Peb's artwork depicts jockeys Desmond Sanford “Sandy” Hawley, Patrick Angel “Pat” Valenzuela, Fernando Toro, Marco A. Castaneda, Russell Avery Baze, William Lee “Shoe” Shoemaker, Jorge Luis Velasquez, Angel Tomas Cordero, Jr., Patrick Alan “Pat” Day, Edward Retz “Eddie” Maple, and W. Herbert “Herb” McCauley.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
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Pen and ink; 16 x 12 in.
English
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Headshot
Horse racing in art
Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts racehorses standing in line to get their headshots with a backdrop of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Angel Cordero, Jr.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
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Mixed media; 12.75 x 21.5 in.
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Saratoga Canoe
Horse racing in art
Peb's artwork depicts jockeys Angel Cordero, Jr., Amy Duross, Hedley John Woodhouse, Laffit Pincay, Jr., Jacinto Vasquez, R. Rivera, Eddie Belmonte, Sandino R. Hernandez, and Miguel Rujano "fishing" at Saratoga.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
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Pen and ink; 11 x 23 in.
English
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You Can Start Dealing Now
Horse racing in art
Peb's artwork depicts U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockeys Angel Cordero, Jr., Johnny Longden, Bill Shoemaker, and Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
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1983
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Pen and ink; 13 x 17 in.
English
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