Double Feature
Horse racing in art
Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts racehorses Gato del Sol and Blush with Pride after West Coast successes in early 1982. Gato del Sol, ridden by Eddie Delahoussaye at odds of 21-1, won the 1982 Kentucky Derby.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
1982
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Pen and ink; 10.75 x 12.5 in.
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Edward J. “Eddie” Delahoussaye
Horse racing in art
Peb's artwork depicts Eddie Delahoussaye, U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey.
Delahoussaye won seven Breeders' Cup races over the course of his career and claimed the Kentucky Derby riding Gato Del Sol in 1982 and Sunny’s Halo in 1983.
In his 34 years of racing, according to Equibase,com Delahoussaye won 6,383 races with earnings exceeding $195 million. He was honored with the George Woolf Memorial Award in 1981 and was inducted in the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame in 1993 and the Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame in 2002.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb CJ002
This digital resource may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Physical rights are retained by the Keeneland Library. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Pen and ink with watercolor; 14 x 9.75 in.
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