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Steeplechase jockey Rigan McKinney is pictured in 1938 with Gladys Crosby Whitney, the then wife of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney.

McKinney rode primarily during the Great Depression years with much success, boasting winning percentages as high as…

This photograph of Thoroughbred owners/breeders John Hay "Jock" Whitney (left) and Walter Morrison Jeffords, Sr. (right) was taken at the Whitney Handicap Trophy Presentation at Saratoga on August 10, 1929.

Jeffords owned Bateau, the winning horse…

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.…

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…

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…

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…

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…

This is a photograph of Gladys Livingston Mills Phipps, Thoroughbred owner and breeder, walking in the paddock at Hialeah.

This photograph features Gladys Livingston Mills Phipps, Thoroughbred owner and breeder, walking at Hialeah. She is wearing a dress and jacket with white gloves, a string of pearls, and a hat. She is holding a race program and purse, with a pair of…

This photograph features Thoroughbred owner/breeder Ira Drymon with owner Gertrude 'Gertie' T. Douglas Widener at a sale.