Happy 2015 to our readers! We have several items to report pertaining to our favorite antebellum equine artist, Edward Troye. First, in follow up to our previous post regarding the impending sale of one of Troye's portraits of Kentucky, the painting ultimately sold for $15,000 …
Take home a Travers Champion: Portrait of Kentucky, first Travers Stakes winner, included in The Sporting Art Auction this November
It’s Travers Week, and we look forward to crowning the next three-year-old champion of the mile-and-a-quarter “Mid-summer Derby” this Saturday at Saratoga. The race has amassed 144 winners to date, its earliest titleholder being a colt named Kentucky in its inaugural running on …
Looking Ahead in 2014: Spotlight Continues on Louisiana Racing; Edward Troye Art Exhibitions at National Sporting Library & Museum
Dear Readers: Happy 2014! Here's to a new year of learning more about thoroughbred racing history. The Times has compiled a short list of highlights to look forward to in the coming months: Happy Birthday Wishes: This week marks the birthdays of not one, but TWO leaders of the …