Owners & Trainers at Saratoga
Photography of horse sports
This photograph, taken in 1908, features a group of Thoroughbred owners and trainers in conversation on benches at Saratoga Race Course.
John C. Hemment
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1908
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John E. Madden
Photography of horse sports
This is a photograph of John Edward Madden, inductee of both the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame and the Harness Racing Hall of Fame.
Madden was a prominent Thoroughbred and Standardbred owner, breeder, and trainer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. He ran his breeding operations from Hamburg Place Stud in Lexington, Kentucky, from 1897 until his death in 1929.
His champions included Sir Barton, Old Rosebud, Paul Jones, The Finn, Zev, Flying Ebony, Grey Lag, and Plaudit.
Charles Christian Cook
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Hancock & Hancock
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This photograph features owners Arthur Boyd "A.B. Bull" Hancock, Jr. (left) and his father, Arthur Boyd Hancock (right), in the Claiborne Farm office.
Joel Clyne Meadors
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Jimmy Drymon
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This is a photograph of James "Jimmy" Drymon, Thoroughbred owner and son of owner/breeder Ira Drymon.
Joel Clyne Meadors
1959-06-30
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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
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1905
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Whitney & Belmont
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This photograph features Thoroughbred owners William Collins Whitney (left) and August Belmont II (right).
Whitney, financier, political reformer, and Secretary of the Navy under President Cleveland, founded his Thoroughbred breeding operation at Westbury Stable, and he and a group of other investors bought and revitalized Saratoga in 1901.
Belmont founded Belmont Park, served as the first president of the Jockey Club, chaired the New York State Racing Commission, and was one of the founding members of the National Steeplechase Association.
John C. Hemment
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Withers Stakes
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This photograph features (from left to right) Alfred Gwynne "A.G." Vanderbilt, Jr., jockey John Gilbert, and Thoroughbred owner Ogden Phipps at the 1941 Withers Stakes at Belmont Park.
King Cole, owned by Phipps and ridden by Gilbert, claimed the 1941 Withers Stakes victory.
Vanderbilt, owner of Sagamore Farm, was a founding member of the Westchester Racing Association, owner and two time president of Pimlico Race Course, President of Belmont Park, a member of the Jockey Club, and Chairman of the Board of the New York Racing Association from 1971 to 1975.
Charles Christian Cook
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1941-05-17
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Whitney & Keene
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This photograph features Thoroughbred owners Harry Payne "H.P." Whitney (left) and James Robert Keene (right) in conversation.
Harry Payne Whitney, American businessman, avid sportsman, and prominent Thoroughbred owner, was the leading U.S. owner eight times in the early 20th century. The nearly 200 stakes winners from Whitney Stables include Regret, Whiskery, Buskin, Broomspun, Bostonian, Victorian, and Burgomaster.
James R. Keene’s family emigrated to the United States from England in 1852. Having made his first fortune in West Coast mining companies, Keene was president of the San Francisco Stock Exchange before moving to New York and emerging as a major player in the New York financial and racing scenes. Keene’s Castleton Farm near Lexington, Kentucky, was a leading American breeding operation of the early 20th century.
Charles Christian Cook
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A.G. Vanderbilt, Jr.
Photography of horse sports
This is a photograph of Alfred Gwynne "A.G." Vanderbilt, Jr. Vanderbilt, owner of Sagamore Farm, was a founding member of the Westchester Racing Association, owner and two-time president of Pimlico Race Course, President of Belmont Park, a member of the Jockey Club, and Chairman of the Board of the New York Racing Association from 1971 to 1975.
Charles Christian Cook
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August Belmont II
Photography of horse sports
This is a photograph of August Belmont II.
Belmont founded Belmont Park, served as the first president of the Jockey Club, chaired the New York State Racing Commission, and was one of the founding members of the National Steeplechase Association.
Charles Christian Cook
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