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Bill Shoemaker on the scales at Aqueduct
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…
Bill Shoemaker rode for 40 years, winning roughly 21.9% of 40,350 races before his retirement in 1990. He was America’s…
Lucky Debonair with Bill Shoemaker up at Keeneland
Lucky Debonair was the third consecutive runner to claim the Kentucky Derby after securing a Blue Grass win. The betting favorite, piloted by Bill Shoemaker (up), bested Swift Ruler by 1/2 length. Shoemaker’s Derby victory the following week was the…
Tomy Lee in the Keeneland Paddock
This photograph shows Tomy Lee in Keeneland’s paddock before the Blue Grass in 1959. Bred in England and owned by Texans Fred Turner Jr. and his wife Juliette, Tomy Lee, piloted by Bill Shoemaker, broke a track record in Keeneland’s Forerunner Stakes…
Lucky Debonair at the finish line in 1965 Blue Grass
This photograph down the track showcases Lucky Debonair, with William Shoemaker up, trailed by five other horses at the finish of the 1965 Blue Grass Stakes. A packed grandstand and apron crowd watches on.
Keeneland 1959 Spring Meet
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.…
Candy Spots
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…
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…
Arts and Letters at the finish in 1969 Blue Grass Stakes
Arts and Letters, Bill Shoemaker up, in a commanding 15-length Blue Grass victory. Campaigned by Rokeby Stables, Arts and Letters gave Shoemaker his fifth Blue Grass win. The Racing Hall of Fame jockey would claim a sixth victory in 1982 aboard…
William Lee “Bill" Shoemaker
Peb's artwork depicts Bill Shoemaker, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey, atop his four Kentucky Derby winners: Ferdinand, Lucky Debonair, Tomy Lee, and Swaps.
Boxing Jockeys – Team Hawley vs. Team Velasquez
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,…
Hollywood Derby Day
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…