Pacific Classic 2007
Horse racing in art
Peb's caricature artwork depicts racehorses Lava Man, Time Squared, Student Council, Arson Squad, Awesome Gem, Hello Sunday, Albertus Maximus, Sun Boat, Tiago, A.P. Xcellent, Big Booster, Porfido, and Salty Humor in hula skirts on a Pacific Island in preparation for Del Mar’s 2007 Pacific Classic Stakes.
Joe Harper, Director, President, and CEO of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, is also featured. Although Lava Man took the Pacific Classic in 2006, Student Council, ridden by Richard Migliore, was the 2007 victor.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FC3800
2007
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Pen and ink with watercolor; 13.5 x 12.5 in.
still image
Born to Run!
Horse racing in art
Peb's artwork depicts racehorses Any Given Saturday, Curlin, Tiago, Lawyer Ron, Street Sense, and Hard Spun in a parody of the "E Street Band" before the 2007 Breeders’ Cup at Oceanport, New Jersey’s Monmouth Park.
Curlin, American Horse of the Year in 2007 and 2008, claimed the Breeders’ Cup Classic in 2007.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb FC3791
2007
This digital resource may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Physical rights are retained by the Keeneland Library. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Pen and ink with watercolor; 14.75 x 13.75 in.
English
still image