Wayne Wright on Polynesian at Belmont Park
Title
Wayne Wright on Polynesian at Belmont Park
Subject
Photography of horse sports
Description
This photograph, taken in May of 1946, features jockey Wayne Danforth Wright up on Polynesian.
Wright was the leading North American jockey twice in his 18-year career for earnings, in both 1934 and 1936.
Polynesian, the 1945 Preakness Stakes winner, was the country's Champion Sprint Horse in 1947.
Wright was the leading North American jockey twice in his 18-year career for earnings, in both 1934 and 1936.
Polynesian, the 1945 Preakness Stakes winner, was the country's Champion Sprint Horse in 1947.
Creator
Bernard Stanley Morgan
Date
1946-05-30
Rights
This digital resource may be freely searched and displayed. Permission must be received for subsequent distribution in print or electronically. Physical rights are retained by the Keeneland Library. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.
Format
black and white photograph
Type
still image
Original Format
acetate negative
Files
Collection
Citation
Bernard Stanley Morgan, “Wayne Wright on Polynesian at Belmont Park,” The Keeneland Library, accessed March 17, 2025, https://keenelandlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/233.