Arts and Letters at the finish in 1969 Blue Grass Stakes

Arts and Letters at the finish in 1969 Blue Grass Stakes

Photography of horse sports.

Arts and Letters, Bill Shoemaker up, in a commanding 15-length Blue Grass victory. Campaigned by Rokeby Stables, Arts and Letters gave Shoemaker his fifth Blue Grass win. The Racing Hall of Fame jockey would claim a sixth victory in 1982 aboard Linkage, making him the winningest jockey in the history of the stakes race.

Keeneland Association

1969

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