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Meadors - 1965-08-25 Candy Spots arrives at Gainesway Farm in transport (2).jpg
This photograph captures Candy Spot’s arrival to Gainesway Farm in August of 1965.

Candy Spots (by Argentinian-bred Nigromante out of Candy Dish) was a multiple graded stakes-winning Thoroughbred foaled in California in 1960.

Candy Spots won…

Meadors - 1959-04-18 Jockeys (2).jpg
This photograph, taken at Keeneland on April 18, 1959, features jockeys (seated, left to right) Bill Shoemaker, Walter Blum, John Ruane, and Manuel Ycaza. The standing jockeys (left to right) are Bill Hartack, Jr., Johnny Sellers, James Nichols, C.E.…

Morgan B14325 -  1959-10-10 William Lee Bill Willie The Shoe Shoemaker Jockey on Scales aft riding his 300th winner at Aqueduct.jpg
This photograph features jockey William Lee "The Shoe" Shoemaker on the scales after riding his 300th win at Aqueduct in 1959.

Bill Shoemaker rode for 40 years, winning roughly 21.9% of 40,350 races before his retirement in 1990. He was America’s…

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Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts jockeys Bill Shoemaker, Laffit Pincay, Jr., Corey Nakatani, Kent Desormeaux, Victor Espinoza, Steve Cauthen, Frankie Dettori, Kieren Fallon, Olivier Peslier, and Johnny Murtagh as riders in the 2001…

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Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker and racehorses Spectacular Bid, Smarten, Text, and Valdez in the Meadowlands Cup in October of 1979.

U.S. Racing Hall of Famer Spectacular Bid (1979 American…

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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,…

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Peb's artwork depicts racehorses Kelso (jockey Bill Shoemaker up), Carry Back, and Beau Purple before the 1962 Monmouth Handicap. 

Beau Purple defeated Kelso in three of their four lifetime meetings. Although Carry Back had claimed the 1961…

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Peb's artwork depicts jockeys Jerry Lambert, Braulio Baeza, Bill Shoemaker, and Howard Grant during their 1972 racing "fever."

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Peb's artwork depicts U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockeys Angel Cordero, Jr., Johnny Longden, Bill Shoemaker, and Laffit Pincay, Jr.

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Peb's artwork depicts jockeys John Rotz, Alex Maese, Carlos Barrera, Laffit Pincay, Jr., Howard Douglas Grant, Eddie Belmonte, Jerry Lambert, Bill Shoemaker, Fernando Toro, Johnny Sellers, Alvaro Pineda, Bobby Nono, and Don Pierce in the Jockey Room…
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