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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Gotcha!
Horse racing in art
Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts Thoroughbred trainer D. Wayne Lukas and owner William T. Young.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FO3416
1999
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Pen and ink; 13 x 16 in.
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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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Majestic Prince is Landing
Horse racing in art
Peb's artwork depicts U.S. Racing Hall of Famer Majestic Prince in a Triple Crown “landing.” Also depicted are jockey Bill Hartack, Jr. and Majestic Prince’s trainer, former jockey and U.S. Racing Hall of Famer Johnny Longden.
Majestic Prince, with jockey Bill Hartack, Jr. up, won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes in 1969, but came in second in the Belmont Stakes just short of a Triple Crown victory.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FBW1604
1969
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Pen and ink with watercolor; 16.5 x 13 in.
English
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Point Given
Horse racing in art
Peb's artwork depicts Hall of Famer Point Given in a tennis match against 2001 Kentucky Derby winner Monarchos before the Belmont Stakes. Also featured are Bob Baffert, Point Given’s trainer, and New York Racing Association Chairman Barry K. Schwartz .
In 2001, Point Given won both the Preakness and Belmont Stakes, was named Horse of the Year, and was the first horse in history to win four consecutive $1 million dollar races: the Preakness Stakes, the Belmont Stakes, the Haskell Invitational Handicap, and the Travers Stakes.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FC3719
2001
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Pen and ink with watercolor; 17 x 13 in.
English
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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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