1919 Sanford Memorial Stakes
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This photograph was taken on August 13, 1919, at the Sanford Memorial Stakes at Saratoga Racecourse. Man o’ War lost the only race of his career to Upset that day.
In this photograph, Upset (Willie Knapp up) is in the lead, Man o’ War (Johnny Loftus up) is on his heels, and Golden Broom (Eddie Ambrose up) trails behind Man o’ War.
Newspaper headlines from around the world heralded Man o’ War (1917-1947) as “matchless,” the “wonder horse,” a “speed miracle,” and “peerless.”
After winning 20 of his 21 races, Man o’ War, owned by Samuel D. Riddle and trained by Louis Feustel, retired to stud duty in Kentucky. He was the leading North American sire in 1926. He remained a prominent Kentucky tourist attraction during his retirement years, and his funeral was broadcast live across the country.
Man o' War's statue and remains at the Kentucky Horse Park continue to draw thousands of visitors to the Bluegrass every year. A century after his birth, he is still ranked by many as the greatest American racehorse.
Johnny Loftus, a top U.S. jockey in the 1910s, rode Man o' War in each of his ten starts in 1919 - Loftus' final year racing. In addition to his two victories in both the Kentucky Derby (1916, 1919) and Preakness Stakes (1918, 1919), Loftus also took the Belmont Stakes in 1919. Other notable wins include the Travers Stakes (1916), Hopeful Stakes (1913, 1919), Jerome Handicap (1916), Withers Stakes (1916, 1919), Toboggan Handicap (1916, 1919), Gazelle Handicap (1917), Kentucky Oaks (1917), and Empire City Handicap (1919). Loftus was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1959.
Charles Christian Cook
Cook 429
1919-08-13
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Arcaro & Fitzsimmons at Saratoga
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This photograph features jockey Eddie Arcaro with trainer James Edward "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons seated on a bench at Saratoga in August of 1958.
Arcaro, known as “The Master” of U.S. Thoroughbred racing, ascended to the country’s premier jockey status for much of the mid-20th century. He claimed a record 17 wins in Triple Crown races during his 30-year career, boasting two Triple Crown wins aboard Whirlaway (1941) and Citation (1948). He led the country in earnings in 1940, 1942, 1948, 1950, 1952, and 1955. Upon his retirement in 1961, Arcaro had run in 24,092 races, with 4,779 wins and earnings that exceeded $30 million. He remains the only jockey to have ever claimed more than one Triple Crown win.
Fitzsimmons won 13 Triple Crown races and trained 2 Triple Crown winners Gallant Fox (1930) and Omaha (1935).He was inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1958.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan B9631
1958-08-06
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At Saratoga
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This photograph features (from left to right) Thoroughbred owner Cornelia Averell Harriman Gerry and owner Ral Parr in conversation; as well as a patrol judge in conversation with Mrs. Frank Bishop at Saratoga.
Charles Christian Cook
Cook 17631
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At Saratoga
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Exercise rider with trainer Thomas Hitchcock’s string at Saratoga in 1903
John C. Hemment
Hemment v2 p17 i1884
1903
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Burley Parke and Noor (1)
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This photograph features trainer Burley Elijah Parke with the Thoroughbred Noor. They are in a padded airplane stall after being transported to Saratoga Race Course in August of 1950. Noor is wearing leg wraps and a leather head bumper.
Parke began his career as a jockey (second-leading rider in the country in 1921) before becoming an assistant trainer. As a trainer, he won nine Futurities at Belmont, Washington, Keeneland, and Arlington in the 1940s. Parke was hired by Seabiscuit owner, Charles Howard, in the late 1940s.
Parke ranked among the country’s top five trainers seven times and was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1986.
Noor was inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 2002.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan A69557D
1950-08-11
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Burley Parke and Noor (2)
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This photograph features trainer Burley Elijah Parke with the Thoroughbred Noor.
Parke began his career as a jockey (second-leading rider in the country in 1921) before becoming an assistant trainer. As a trainer, he won nine Futurities at Belmont, Washington, Keeneland, and Arlington in the 1940s. Parke was hired by Seabiscuit owner, Charles Howard, in the late 1940s.
Parke began his career as a jockey (second-leading rider in the country in 1921) before becoming an assistant trainer. As a trainer, he won nine Futurities at Belmont, Washington, Keeneland, and Arlington in the 1940s. Parke was hired by Seabiscuit owner, Charles Howard, in the late 1940s.
Parke ranked among the country’s top five trainers seven times and was inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1986.
Noor was inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 2002.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan A69557B
1950-08-11
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Clubhouse Terrace at Saratoga
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This photograph features a group of men in suits and boater and fedora hats on the clubhouse terrace at Saratoga.
Charles Christian Cook
Cook 6349
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Diamond Jim Brady & Redfern
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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 lavish spending.
Redfern was a prominent American jockey at the turn of the 20th century.
John C. Hemment
Hemment v. 4 2799
1905
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Hail to Reason with Ussery up at the Hopeful Stakes
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Photograph of Hail to Reason (Bobby Ussery up) winning Saratoga’s 1960 Hopeful Stakes by ten lengths.
Hail to Reason, multiple stakes-winning Thoroughbred, was named American Champion Two-Year-Colt in 1960. He retired to stud at Hagyard Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, with a record of 9-2-2 from 18 starts, with earnings of $328,434. Hail to Reason was the top sire in North America in 1970.
Robert Nelson ‘Bobby’ Ussery’s racing career spanned more than two decades (1951 – 1974). Ussery was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1980.
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Morgan B17785
1960-08-27
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Hitchcock string
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Trainer Thomas Hitchcock’s staff with his string at Saratoga in 1903
John C. Hemment
Hemment v2 p17 i1190
1903
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