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"Shoe" Breaks a Leg
Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker rests on a pillow of his career earnings as his leg is propped up in a horse shaped cast. The cast is signed with names of various stakes races.
Tags: American Derby, Aqueduct Stakes, Bay Shore Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Bill Shoemaker, career earnings, Dwyer Handicap, injured jockeys, jockey, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Leonard Richard Stakes, Peb, Preakness Stakes, Travers Stakes, Triple Crown Race, Willie Shoemaker, Wood Memorial Stakes, Woodward Stakes
Bold Ruler & Gallant Man in Wood Memorial Stakes
This photograph captures Bold Ruler battling Gallant Man to the wire at the 1957 Wood Memorial Stakes. The Wheatley Stable owned champion, trained by Jim Fitzsimmons, won the race in 1:48.80.
Bold Ruler retired with a career record of 23-4-2 from…
Bold Ruler retired with a career record of 23-4-2 from…
Le Cirque Du Super Saturday
Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts Nick Nicholson, president of Keeneland; Charles J. Cella, president of Oaklawn Park; and Barry K. Schwartz, Chairman of the New York Racing Association, in preparation for the 2001 Blue Grass Stakes, Arkansas…
West Side Story
Peb's artwork depicts Hall of Famer Damascus, Horse of the
Year in 1967, with racehorses Brunch, Royal Malabar, Puntador, Gala Performance, Proviso, and Dawn Glory in a parody of the musical West Side Story.
Damascus’ notable 1967 wins include…
Year in 1967, with racehorses Brunch, Royal Malabar, Puntador, Gala Performance, Proviso, and Dawn Glory in a parody of the musical West Side Story.
Damascus’ notable 1967 wins include…
Greentree Lumber
Peb's artwork depicts trainer John Milton Gaver, Sr. with Greentree Stable’s No Robbery before Aqueduct’s 1963 Wood Memorial Stakes.
Other racehorses depicted in the Wood Memorial "tree" include Cool Prince, Crewman, Sky Wonder, Bold Commander,…
Other racehorses depicted in the Wood Memorial "tree" include Cool Prince, Crewman, Sky Wonder, Bold Commander,…