Gardeners

Title

Gardeners

Subject

Horse racing in art

Description

Depicts Charles J. Cella, president of Oaklawn Park, and Nick Nicholson, president of Keeneland, preparing for the 2004 Apple Blossom Handicap and Ashland Stakes.

Racehorse entries, depicted as flowers, include Azeri, Island Fashion, Golden Sonata, Wild Spirit, Keys to the Heart, Star Parade, Halfbridled, Madcap Escapade, Last Song, La Reina, and Ashado.

Azeri (Mike E. Smith up) won the 2004 Apple Blossom Handicap; Madcap Escapade (Rene R. Douglas up) won the Ashland Stakes.

Creator

Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb

Date

2004

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 with watercolor; 17.25 x 14.5 in.

Type

still image

Original Format

Pen and ink with watercolor

Physical Dimensions

17.25 x 14.5 in.

Files

FC3758.jpg

Collection

Citation

Pierre Bellocq, aka Peb, “Gardeners,” The Keeneland Library, accessed April 23, 2024, https://keenelandlibrary.omeka.net/items/show/82.

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