Jockeys Collection

Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase. 1839

Jim Pike, Australian jockey, on his horse, Phar Lap
James Edward (Jim) Pike (1892-1969), Australian jockey, on his horse, Phar Lap (1926-1932). circa 1931-1932

The Favourite Wins by H. M. Bateman
Humorous illustration by H.M. Bateman showing a reversal of roles. A group of jockeys in different coloured silks sprint for the finishing post while excitable horses in the stands cheer on the winner

Starting Post, Saratoga Race Course, NY State, USA
Jockeys and their horses, including War Admiral, approaching the Starting Post, Saratoga Race Course, Saratoga Springs, New York State, USA. Date: 1939

Gold Cup Day at Cheltenham, 1945
Farther West leading Red Rower, the eventual winner, round the course at Cheltenham on Gold Cup day. The Hack, going well, is lying third

The Wettest Derby on Record by The Tout, 1927
The Wettest Derby on record in 1927 with numerous well-known personalities of the turf coping with the flooded course with the help of umbrellas and rowing boats. Includes the jockey M

The Derby 1923 by Cecil Aldin
Leaving the post at the start of the Derby of 1923, a race famously won by Papyrus, owned by Mr B. Irish and ridden by Steve Donoghue

Female jockeys riding gentlemen like horses
Two women jockeys with riding crops, spur on their steeds - not horses, but top-hatted and tailed gentlemen who wear bridles in their mouths

Fred Archer
FREDERICK JAMES ARCHER (1857 - 1886). Phenomenally successful jockey from the 1860s to the 1880s. Committed suicide after death of his wife, and owing to ill- health through excessive diet

Steve Donoghue by W. Smithson Broadhead
Steve Donoghue (1884-1945), leading flat race jockey of the 1920s, pictured in a portrait by W. Smithson Broadhead specially commissioned by The Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News

Famous jockeys - Charles Elliott
Charlie Elliott, flat race jockey and winner of the 1927 Derby on Call Boy, pictured in the c olours of Lord Rosebery for whom he had many successes. Date: 1927

Horse Racing 1820
A horse race in progress, watched by a large crowd

Bechers Ghost - the Grand National
The ghost of Captain Becher watches as horses and jockeys jump over Bechers Brook during the Grand National at Aintree. 1930

Another Derby Derby?
Caricatures of well known personalities of the turf caricatured by Mel before the Epsom Derby of 1928. Clockwise from top left - Sir Abe Bailey, owner of Advocate, Lord Dewar, owner of Sunny Trace

Horse Racing - The Last Hedge - Three horses in contention in this steeplechase race as they leap the final fence. Date: circa 1920s

Some Grand National
A number of jockeys who were expected to ride in the 1938 Grand National Steeplechase at Aintree " walking the plank" at the famous Bechers Brook

Grand National Waterjump
Horses and riders leap over the water jump on the Grand National course at Aintree in 1897. The winner, Manifesto is seen in the lead

Tip from a Jockey
A diminutive jockey gives his considered opinion to a couple

The Gentleman Jockey, a play by Edward Marris. circa late 1900s

Horse racing in Art Deco style. circa 1930s

Caricatures at Royal Ascot, 1927
Weighing out for the cartoon stakes at Ascot - and some of the " the heads" whose colours have established a reputation for " showing up" at the Royal meeting

Profile portrait of a racehorse in full flight, along with inset illustrations of a jockeys cap and crop. Date: circa 1910s

Not a Word! Personalities at the Derby by The Tout
Not a Word! Everyone know this years Derby winner. What they may be doing just before the race on June 6. Caricatures of notable personalities of the turf drawn by The Tout for The Tatler magazine

Bayardo ridden by Danny Maher
British thoroughbred racehorse, Bayardo, owned by Alfred W Cox (under the pseudonym of Mr Fairie) and ridden here by American jockey Danny Maher

Tooth and Flail by H. M. Bateman
The Crisis - Tattenham Corner. Horses and riders each furiously rounding the bend at Tattenham Corner on Epsom racecourse as envisaged by the cartoonist, H. M. Bateman. Date: 1927

Charlie Smirke, British jockey, on Mahmoud
Charlie Smirke (1906-1993), British jockey, on the Aga Khans horse, Mahmoud. Date: circa 1936

Racehorse Training 1909
A trainer watches one of his jockeys ride a horse around the turf. Date: 1909

Goodwood: before Start
Preparing to start a race at Goodwood

Troublesome Youngsters
Young and inexperienced racehorses prove a handful for their jockeys before the start

Horse Racing / Jockeys
British Jockey

Steeple Chase, horse racing board game. 20th century

Piastoon, Australian race horse, owned by R H Edkins, trainer E Fisher. Winner of seven races. Date: circa late 1920s

Illustration by Louis Wain, showing cats as humans being weighed before a horse race. Date: 1901

Interesting personalities of the racing world
Page from The Tatler featuring various well-known personalities of the racing world. Clockwise from top left, jockey Danny Maher and Sir E

Racehorses exercising in the snow, Staffordshire, England
Silhouette of racehorses with their riders out for exercise on a snowy winters morning near Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. First Published The Times Date: 1988

Cartoon, The Derby, Joseph Chamberlain wins the race
Political cartoon, The Derby, Joseph Chamberlain wins the race on Insurance against Old Age on Pauperism Date: 1891

E. Perkins, Jockey
Jamaican jockey E. Perkins riding the horse Black Amber at Windsor. Date: 1933

F. B. Rees, Jockey
F. B. (Dick) Rees (1894-1951) was the first jockey to win 100 races in a National Hunt season, in 1924. Date: 1925

Horseracing on Ice
Scenes from the Preis von Zurich horse race, taking place on the frozen surface of St Moritz Lake. Date: 1925

Twelve Pointer, ridden by Bernard Carslake
The racehorse Twelve Pointer, with jockey Bernard Brownie Carslake (1886-1941) in the saddle. Date: circa 1925

Playtime at the Piccadilly
Performers in Playtime at the Piccadilly, a cabaret show at the Piccadilly Hotel. The artists pictured are Mimi Jordan, Rene Lorrimore, Evelyn Wrentmor, Amelia Allen

Advert for Moss Bros, widely known for its menswear, here advertising its children's riding outfits. Date: 1939

Mrs McBride on Saxon Queen
Mrs McBride and Saxon Queen competed at Richmond Horse Show, winning Class 8. Date: 1910

Photographs of the Grand National, including two falls, and group clearing Becher's Brook. Captioned, The Grand National: Luck - Good and Bad - Round the Course'

Caricature illustrations of jockeys, owners and trainers, the 1925 Grand National. Captioned, "National "Notabilities, Who will win the Grand National? Illustrations by The Tout'

Race Card on board Cunard liner RMS Mauretania
Cover design, Race Card, 27 July 1953, on board Cunard liner RMS Mauretania Date: 1953

Comic postcard, Pigeons flying above racehorses Date: 20th century

A Run of Luck, the great sporting drama, Boston Theatre, USA, with real horses and hounds. Showing a race scene. Date: late 19th century

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