Fit!
Title
Fit!
Subject
Horse racing in art
Description
Peb's caricature/humorist artwork depicts racehorse Fit to Fight, 1984 Eclipse Award contender for Outstanding Older Male Horse, with trainer MacKenzie Miller and owner Paul Mellon. Mellon’s Rokeby Stables is depicted in Miller’s sweatshirt.
Fit to Fight became the fourth horse in history to win the New York Handicap Triple, joining U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees Whisk Broom II, Tom Fool, and Kelso.
Fit to Fight became the fourth horse in history to win the New York Handicap Triple, joining U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees Whisk Broom II, Tom Fool, and Kelso.
Creator
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb
Date
1984
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; 16 x 13 in.
Type
still image
Original Format
Pen and ink
Physical Dimensions
16 x 13 in.
Files
Collection
Citation
Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb, “Fit!,” The Keeneland Library, accessed May 25, 2025, https://keenelandlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/55.