Henry of Navarre, Domino, and Clifford Match Race
Photography of horse sports
This photograph, taken from the stands, features the 1894 match race between Henry of Navarre (Alonzo Clayton up), Clifford (Willie Simms up), and Domino (Fred Taral up) at Morris Park Racecourse. Henry of Navarre won the race by 3/4's of a length.
John C. Hemment
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1894-10-06
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War Admiral & Seabiscuit Match Race
Photography of horse sports
This photograph, taken on November 1, 1938, from the stands, features the match race between War Admiral & Seabiscuit hosted by Pimlico Race Course.
The match race, often dubbed the 'Match of the Century,' drew roughly 40,000 spectators.
Seabiscuit (George Woolf up) bested War Admiral (Charles Kurtsinger up) by four lengths.
1938-11-01
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