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Thayer - Whirlaway as a two year old at Saratoga (2).jpg
This conformation shot of the American Thoroughbred and Hall of Famer Whirlaway was taken at Saratoga during his two-year-old season (1940).

Whirlaway, bred and foaled at Calumet Farm in 1938, was trained by Ben Jones. He was a multiple graded…

24 Morgan - 1948-01-06 Mr Warren Wright Owner and Mrs. Lucille Parker Wright Markey Owner Calumet Farm at Hialeah (2).jpg
Photograph of Calumet Farm owners Mr. and Mrs. Warren Wright (Lucille Parker Wright Markey) at Hialeah Park in 1948.

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Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts Calumet Farm owner Mrs. Lucille Parker Wright Markey with U.S. Racing Hall of Fame racehorses Alydar and Davona Dale.

Alydar placed second in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes in 1978,…

Morgan A65149 - 1949-05-28 Steve Brooks Jockey on Two Lea in winner's circle at Belmont Park (2).jpg
This photograph features Hall of Fame jockey Steve Brooks up on Calumet's Hall of Famer Two Lea in the winner's circle at Belmont Park.

Two Lea claimed the titles of 1949 U.S. Champion Three-Year-Old Filly and 1950 U.S. Champion Older Female…

Meadors - 1950-01-22 Rearmed at Calumet (2).jpg
This photograph, taken in January of 1950 near Calumet Farm, features the American Thoroughbred Re-Armed.

Re-Armed, foaled in 1947, had a career record of 5-1-0 from 20 starts, including a victory at the 1949 George Woolf Memorial Stakes.

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Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts Triple Crown-winning racehorse Affirmed with U.S. Hall of Fame jockey Steve Cauthen, Affirmed’s trainer Laz Barrera, and Affirmed’s owner and breeder Louis Elwood Wolfson.

In this piece, Affirmed is…

Meadors - Ponder.jpg
Conformation shot of the American Thoroughbred Ponder with groom. Ponder, his sire (Pensive), and his son (Needles) were all Kentucky Derby winners.

Ponder was foaled at Calumet Farm in 1946 and trained by Hall of Famer Ben Jones. He ran with his…

23 Cook 6937 - 1940-08 Mr. Warren Wright Owner and Mrs. Lucille Parker Wright Markey Owner Calumet Farm (2).jpg
This is a photograph of Warren Wright, Sr. and his wife, Lucille Parker Wright, owners of Calumet Farm..

This photograph was taken during the period in which Calumet reigned as one of America's most successful Thoroughbred horse racing operations.

Meadors - 1961-02-24 Mar-Kel with foal by Tim Tam at Calumet (2).jpg
This is a photograph of the mare Mar-Kell with her foal by Tim Tam at Calumet Farm.

Mar-Kell, trained by Ben Jones, raced for Calumet for four years, claiming the Spinaway Stakes (1941), the Beldame Handicap (1943), and the Top Flight Handicap…

18 - Morgan B9131 - 1958 Ismael Milo Valenzuela Jockey portrait.jpg
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…
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