Oliver Lewis
Photography of horse sports
This is a portrait of jockey Oliver Lewis. Lewis rode Aristides to claim the inaugural running of the Kentucky Derby in 1875.
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Edward Dudley Brown
Photography in horse sports
This is a digitized daguerreotype of Edward Dudley Brown (1850-1906); born into slavery, after the civil war he became a Belmont Stakes-winning jockey (Kingfisher; 1870), a Kentucky Derby-winning trainer (Baden-Baden; 1877), and a Kentucky Oaks-winning trainer/owner (Monrovia; 1893, Etta; 1900).
Brown was inducted in the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1984 as one of the top trainers of the 19th century.
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William Barrett
Horse racing in art
Digitized page of the New York Sportsman (January 1883, page 18) featuring jockey William Barrett.
Barrett is widely remembered for his association with the legendary match race between Ten Broeck, Tom Ochiltree, and Parole in 1877. Barrett, aboard the gelding Parole, won the race by five lengths over Ten Broeck.
The U.S. Congress did not convene on the day of the match race to allow its members to attend the much anticipated event at Pimlico with an estimated 20,000 other spectators.
New York Sportsman (January 1883, p. 18)
1883-01-03
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George Barbee
Horse racing in art
Digitized page of the New York Sportsman (December 1882, page 373) featuring English jockey George Barbee.
Barbee moved from England to the U.S. in 1872 to ride for John Chamberlain at Monmouth Park. He won the inaugural Preakness Stakes aboard Survivor in 1873 and claimed two additional Preakness wins aboard Shirley (1876) and Jacobus (1883).
Barbee also took the 1874 Belmont Stakes aboard Saxon. He won the Travers Stakes In both 1874 (Attila) and 1875 (D'Artagnan).
New York Sportsman (1882, p. 373)
1882-12-23
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Fred Archer
Horse racing in art
Digitized page of the New York Sportsman (March 1883, page 152), featuring the English jockey Fred Archer.
Archer was England's leading jockey for 13 consecutive years.
New York Sportsman (1883, p. 152)
1883-03-03
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E.L. Cotton, Alma Headley Haggin, Fred A. Smith, and Hal Price Headley
Photography of horse sports
This photograph captures a 1967 trophy presentation at Keeneland. On the far left is Thoroughbred trainer, E.L. Cotton. Second from the left is Alma Headley Haggin, wife of former Keeneland President Louis Lee Haggin II.
Second from the right is jockey Fred A. Smith in silks, On the far right is owner and Keeneland co-founder and inaugural President, Hal Price Headley.
Keeneland Photograph Album
1967
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Kentucky Association Jockeys
Photography of horse sports
This photograph features several seated and standing jockeys with a crowd of onlookers at the Kentucky Association Race Track.
Standing, from left to right: McCabe, Smyth, Vandusen, Meehan, G. Garner, C. Borel
Seated, from left to right: Taylor, Dominick, J. Staggert, Keogh, Martin, C. Shilling, Neylon, Pool, Gentry, Sterling, O’Brien
KEELIB Wyatt
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Ashland Oaks Stakes at the Kentucky Association Race Track
Photography of horse sports
This photograph was taken mid-race during the Ashland Oaks Stakes at the Kentucky Association Race Track.
Robert Lee McClure
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Peb, Stars of the Turf
Horse racing in art
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame poster for the portfolio: “Peb, Stars of the Turf, 50th Anniversary Collection.”
The piece depicts U.S. Hall of Fame racehorse Seattle Slew and jockey Jean Cruguet. Seattle Slew, ridden by Cruguet, was the country's tenth Triple Crown winner in 1977. He was the American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt in 1976, American Horse of the Year in 1977, and leading sire in North America in 1984.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
2003
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Poster; 18 x 12 in.
Seabiscuit
Horse racing in art
Caricature artwork depicts the U.S. Racing Hall of Famer Seabiscuit with jockey John M. “Red” Pollard. Seabiscuit, a symbol of potential to many during the Great Depression, was American Champion Handicap Male in 1937 and 1938 and American Horse of the Year in 1938.
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Peb PO3249A
2000
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Poster; 26.5 x 18 in.
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