Black-Eyed Susan 2007
Horse racing in art
2007 Black-Eyed Susan Stakes poster
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb PO3243
2007
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poster; 22 x 17 in.
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Calumet Balloon
Horse racing in art
Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer John M. Veitch, head trainer for Calumet Farm from 1976 until 1982, with jockey Jeffrey Fell and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame racehorse Alydar in the “Calumet” balloon en route to the Arlington Classic in 1978.
Alydar won the Flamingo Stakes, Florida Derby, Arlington Classic Stakes, Travers Stakes, and Whitney Handicap in 1978. This is the same year he placed second in all three Triple Crown Races—the Kentucky Derby, Preakness, and Belmont Stakes.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FBW1719
1978
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Pen and ink; 16.5 x 12 in.
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Frank McCabe
Photography of horse sports
This photograph features trainer Frank McCabe at the Pimlico 1909 Spring Meet.
McCabe began his career in racing as a jockey before becoming the stable foreman for Hall of Fame trainer James Gordon Rowe. Within a few years, McCabe began training professionally. He trained eight champions including Sir Dixon, Kingston, Miss Woodford, Hanover, Tremont, and Inspector B.
John C. Hemment
Hemment Album #6
1909
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His Royal Preakness
Horse racing in art
Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts racehorse Louis Quatorze on a throne as King Louis XIV, with jockey Pat Day, trainer Nick Zito, and owners William J. Condren and Georgia E. Hofmann.
Louis Quatorze won the 1996 Preakness. Later that year, he won the Jim Dandy Stakes, came in third in the Jockey Club Gold Cup, and came in second in both the Travers Stakes and Breeders’ Cup Classic.
Also depicted are trainers Shug McGaughey III, Robert Barbara, and D. Wayne Lukas; owners Joe Cornacchia and Salah Mahmoud Fustok; and New York Racing Association’s CEO, Kenny Noe, Jr.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
1996
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Pen and ink; 16 x 14 in.
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Prairie Bayou
Horse racing in art
Peb's artwork depicts Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith with 1993 Preakness Stakes winner Prairie Bayou.
Also featured are trainer Thomas Bohannan and Loblolly Stable owner John Ed Anthony.
Prairie Bayou finished second in the Kentucky Derby in 1993 and was fatally injured in the Belmont Stakes. He was posthumously named American Champion Three-Year-Old Male in 1993.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FC1102
1993
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Pen and ink with watercolor; 18 x 13.75 in.
English
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Preakness 1978
Horse racing in art
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 pitted against Calumet Farm’s Alydar in the famed Triple Crown battle between the two horses. Affirmed captured the Triple Crown victory and was named American Horse of the Year in 1978 and 1979.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FBW1759C
1978
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Pen and ink; 20 x 14.25 in.
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Ralph Neves at Pimlico
Photography of horse sports
This is a photograph of jockey Ralph P. Neves in silks walking with two other men at Pimlico in 1940.
Neves, prominent West Coast rider and American Hall of Fame jockey, won 3,772 total races and 173 stakes races over the course of his long career. When he retired in mid-1963, Neves was one of eight jockeys in the history of the sport at that time with at least 3,000 wins.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan 94841
1940-05-06
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Start at Pimlico
Photography of horse sports
This photograph features the 1939 Pimlico Special start at Pimlico Race Course.
Branncastle Farm's Louis J. Schaefer-trained Challedon (Eddie Arcaro up) won the Pimlico Special in 1939. Challedon would win the Pimlico Special again in 1940, with George Woolf up.
Charles Christian Cook
Cook 875
1939-11-01
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War Admiral & Seabiscuit Match Race
Photography of horse sports
This photograph, taken on November 1, 1938, from the stands, features the match race between War Admiral & Seabiscuit hosted by Pimlico Race Course.
The match race, often dubbed the 'Match of the Century,' drew roughly 40,000 spectators.
Seabiscuit (George Woolf up) bested War Admiral (Charles Kurtsinger up) by four lengths.
1938-11-01
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William Barrett
Horse racing in art
Digitized page of the New York Sportsman (January 1883, page 18) featuring jockey William Barrett.
Barrett is widely remembered for his association with the legendary match race between Ten Broeck, Tom Ochiltree, and Parole in 1877. Barrett, aboard the gelding Parole, won the race by five lengths over Ten Broeck.
The U.S. Congress did not convene on the day of the match race to allow its members to attend the much anticipated event at Pimlico with an estimated 20,000 other spectators.
New York Sportsman (January 1883, p. 18)
1883-01-03
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