Meadowlands Cup
Title
Meadowlands Cup
Subject
Horse racing in art
Description
Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Bill Shoemaker and racehorses Spectacular Bid, Smarten, Text, and Valdez in the Meadowlands Cup in October of 1979.
U.S. Racing Hall of Famer Spectacular Bid (1979 American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse and 1980 American Horse of the Year) took the 1979 Meadowlands Cup. He was also the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner in 1979.
U.S. Racing Hall of Famer Spectacular Bid (1979 American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse and 1980 American Horse of the Year) took the 1979 Meadowlands Cup. He was also the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner in 1979.
Creator
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Date
1979
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
Pen and ink; 15.25 x 10.25 in.
Type
still image
Original Format
Pen and ink
Physical Dimensions
15.25 x 10.25 in.
Files
Collection
Citation
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb, “Meadowlands Cup,” The Keeneland Library, accessed April 22, 2025, https://keenelandlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/48.