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Triangle - 1937-08-05 Court Manor Stud - yearlings arriving at Saratoga for the yearling sales 1 (2).jpg
This photograph features Court Manor Stud yearlings arriving at Saratoga's yearling sale in August of 1937.

Hemment v.6 4626 - 1908 Owners and Trainers at Saratoga.tif
This photograph, taken in 1908, features a group of Thoroughbred owners and trainers in conversation on benches at Saratoga Race Course.

Hemment v.6 4625 - J.R. Keene Horses with Black Grooms at Saratoga.tif
This photograph features James Robert Keene's horses with grooms gathered under a tree at Saratoga Race Course.

Hemment v.2 1277 - 1903 Fasig-Tipton Sale in the Paddock at Saratoga (2).jpg
This photograph features a large crowd at the 1903 Fasig-Tipton Sale in the paddock at Saratoga Race Course.

Hemment v.2 1276 - 1903 Saratoga Bookmakers.tif
This photograph features a crowd of spectators and bookmakers at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1903.

Hemment v.2 1225 - 1903 Saratoga Lawn.tif
This photograph features a Saratoga trackside lawn crowd in 1903.

Hemment v.2 1216 - 1903 Saratoga Clubhouse.tif
This photograph features the view from the Saratoga Clubhouse in Saratoga Springs, New York in 1903.

Hemment v.4 2799 - 1905 James B Diamond Jim Brady Owner and Arthur E Redfern Jockey at Saratoga sepia.tif
This photograph features Thoroughbred owner James B. "Diamond Jim" Brady and jockey Arthur Redfern in conversation at Saratoga Race Course in 1905.

Brady, Gilded Age businessman and financier, is often remembered for his voracious appetite and…

Hemment v.2 1322 - William Collins Whitney Owner and August Belmont Jr Owner.tif
This photograph features Thoroughbred owners William Collins Whitney (left) and August Belmont II (right).

Whitney, financier, political reformer, and Secretary of the Navy under President Cleveland, founded his Thoroughbred breeding operation at…

Hemment v.6 4622 - 1908 Group on Jockeys - Brussells, Yorke, Sweet, Gilbert, Sumter, and McCahey at Saratoga.tif
Pictured (left to right) are jockeys Brussel, Yorke, Sweet, Gilbert, Sumter, and McCahey at Saratoga Race Course in 1908.

That year, McCahey led the group in wins with 105 from 725 mounts. Gilbert led by earnings, with 88 wins totaling $71,360.…
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