Fit!
Horse racing in art
Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts racehorse Fit to Fight, 1984 Eclipse Award contender for Outstanding Older Male Horse, with trainer MacKenzie Miller and owner Paul Mellon. Mellon’s Rokeby Stables is depicted in Miller’s sweatshirt.
Fit to Fight became the fourth horse in history to win the New York Handicap Triple, joining U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees Whisk Broom II, Tom Fool, and Kelso.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FBW1941
1984
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Pen and ink; 16 x 13 in.
still image
Treasure Island
Horse racing in art
Peb's artwork depicts Helena Allaire du Pont, owner of U.S. Racing Hall of Famer Kelso, with trainer Carl Hanford and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Ismael Milo Valenzuela, Kelso’s predominant rider from 1962.
Kelso held the title of American Horse of the Year for five consecutive years (1960 to 1964).
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FBW1538
1965
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Pen and ink; 10.25 x 13.75 in.
English
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Big Fish
Horse racing in art
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 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes, Kelso was named American Horse of the Year in 1961.
Carry Back won the 1962 Monmouth Handicap with jockey John L. Rotz up, conquering Kelso, the then two-time Horse of the Year.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FBW1504
1962
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Pen and ink; 9 x 15 in.
English
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Kelso
Photography of horse sports
This photograph features the American Thoroughbred Kelso with an unidentified handler.
Kelso won Horse of the Year in 1960 - a title he held for five consecutive years (1960 to 1964). With his record of 63 starts for 39 wins, 12 seconds, and 2 thirds, Kelso had career winnings of $1,977,896. He consistently appears on listings of the country's top racehorses of the 20th century.
Joel Clyne Meadors
1965-04-21
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black and white photograph
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