His Royal Preakness
Horse racing in art
Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts racehorse Louis Quatorze on a throne as King Louis XIV, with jockey Pat Day, trainer Nick Zito, and owners William J. Condren and Georgia E. Hofmann.
Louis Quatorze won the 1996 Preakness. Later that year, he won the Jim Dandy Stakes, came in third in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, and came in second in both the Travers Stakes and Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Also depicted are trainers Shug McGaughey III, Robert Barbara, and D. Wayne Lukas; owners Joe Cornacchia and Salah Mahmoud Fustok; and New York Racing Association’s CEO, Kenny Noe, Jr.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
1996
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Pen and ink; 16 x 14 in.
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Hooper’s Science
Horse racing in art
Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts owner and breeder Fred William Hooper with one of his most notable horses, U.S. Racing Hall of Famer Precisionist. Hooper is examining other contenders before the 1986 Marlboro Cup Handicap, including Roo Art, Mogambo, Ogygian, Lady’s Secret, Ends Well, and Turkoman.
Precisionist won the Californian Stakes, Woodward Stakes, and San Pasqual Handicap in 1986, but Turkoman took the Marlboro Cup Handicap.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FBW1288
1986
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Pen and ink; 14 x 13 in.
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Horoscope Futuritus
Horse racing in art
Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts contenders for the 1971 Belmont Futurity Stakes, including Riva Ridge, Freetex, Hold Your Peace, Royal Spouse, Key to the Mint, Secret Sage, Tarboosh, Chevron Flight, Icecapade, Windjammer, and Pop Pop’s Boy.
Riva Ridge, with jockey Ron Turcotte up, won the 1971 Futurity Stakes.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FBW1623
1971
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Pen and ink; 17.25 x 14 in.
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Ismael Valenzuela
Photography in horse sports
This is a photographic portrait of jockey Ismael "Milo" Valenzuela.
He rose to prominence aboard Tim Tam in a near Triple Crown victory in 1958. Valenzuela and Tim Tam swept the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes but finished second in the Belmont Stakes after Tim Tam fractured a sesamoid bone near the finish line.
Valenzuela almost swept the Triple Crown again ten years later aboard Forward Pass. Although they claimed the 1968 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, the pair finished second in the Belmont Stakes.
Other notable mounts include Kelso.
Over his nearly 30-year career, Valenzuela won 2,545 races with purse earnings exceeding $20 million. He was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 2008.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan B9131
1958-06-05
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Jerome Handicap Trophy Presentation
Photography of horse sports
This photograph captures the 1961 Jerome Handicap trophy presentation at Belmont Park. On the far left is the winning horse's (Carry Back) trainer, Jack A. Price. Next to him is Hall of Fame jockey John Sellers in silks. Katherine L. Price, owner of Carry Back, is on the far right.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan T1709
1961-09-02
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Jockey Club Ambulance
Photography of horse sports
This photograph, taken on May 11, 1942, at Belmont Park features an ambulance on loan to the Jockey Club Civilian Protection Service by the British American Ambulance Corps.
1942-05-11
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Jockey Club Gold Cup
Horse racing in art
Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts racehorses Izvestia and Steinlen as hockey players vying for the 1990 Jockey Club Gold Cup. Other depicted racehorses include Lay Down, Flying Continental, Thirty Six Red, and Go For Wand.
Flying Continental, ridden by Corey Black, took the 1990 Jockey Club Gold Cup with a time of 2:00.60.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FBW1217
1990
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Pen and ink; 12.25 x 21.75 in.
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Jockeys at Belmont, 1947
Photography of horse sports
This photograph features jockeys (from left to right) Eddie Arcaro, Pandurang Khade, Conn McCreary, Ruperto Donoso, and Juan Pedro Artigas at Belmont Park in July of 1947.
1947-07-18
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Keeping an Open Mind
Horse racing in art
Peb's artwork depicts Open Mind, American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly in 1988 and American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly in 1989.
Owned by Eugene V. Klein and trained by D. Wayne Lukas, Open Mind won four of her six starts in 1988.
Her eight 1989 wins include the Forward Gal Stakes, Bonnie Miss Stakes, Pimlico Oaks, Kentucky Oaks, Acorn Stakes, Mother Goose Stakes, Coaching Club American Oaks, and the Alabama Stakes.
Open Mind’s Alabama Stakes victory marked her tenth consecutive win.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FBW1266
1989
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Pen and ink; 16.75 x 12 in.
English
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King Forego
Horse racing in art
Peb's artwork depicts Forego, American Horse of the Year for three consecutive years (1974 to 1976), still in the running for the 1977 title.
Also depicted are jockey Bill Shoemaker and racehorses Great Contractor, J.O. Tobin, Quiet Little Table, and Majestic Light.
Ultimately, Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew would claim the title of American Horse of the Year in 1977.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FBW1709
1977
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Pen and ink; 13.5 x 19.25 in.
English
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