Horseracing Gallery

Horseracing is a sport that has been around for centuries, and is a competitive event in which horses are ridden by jockeys and race against each other on a track

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

CARTMEL RACES POSTER
A poster announcing Whit Monday races (29th May 1871) at Cartmel, Lancashire. Races will include a hurdle race, the Hartington Stake, the Innkeepers Stake, a Trotting Match and a Hound Dog Trail

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

On the rails at Goodwood by Howard K Elcock
An illustration showing how the Goodwood meeting at the end of the Season was as much a picnic party as a race meeting, with smart spectators enjoying a picnic lunch

Red Rum at full stretch as he jumps over fence on his way to winning the Grand National for the third time at Aintree 1st April 1977

Derby Day - The Olympians
Caricatures of prominent racing fans riding to Epsom in a stagecoach. From left, the Earl of Lonsdale, Lady James Douglas, Sir Edward Hulton, Lord Glaneley, Sir H. Cunliffe-Owen, Hon. G

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

Advertisement for Ford Anglia cars -- male and female models posing (Geraldine Hill, Susan Ingram and Ossie O Leary). 1959

Silver Buck jumps the last on his way to victory in the Cheltenham Gold Cup 27th November 1982

Hon Dorothy Paget with her horse, Golden Miller
Hon Dorothy Wyndham Paget (1905-1960) with her champion racehorse, Golden Miller (1927-1957). Date: circa 1930s

Reception for Red Rum after winning the 1977 Grand National. 2nd April 1977

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

Bystander front cover - Summer Number 1933
Striking front cover of The Bystander magazine for 7 June 1933, with a design by Leon Benigni featuring fashionable spectators at the racing, probably Ascot. Date: 1933

Tatler front cover, horse racing Ascot, 1955
Front cover of The Tatler featuring an elegant couple spectating at the races. Date: 1955

Triple Grand National winner Red Rum is still a National favourite. He trotted down one of the main thoroughfares of Leamington and brought traffic to a standstill

Larkspur winning the Epsom Derby in 1962

Warwick Races, from The Illustrated London News, 12th April 1845 (engraving)
XJF311252 Warwick Races, from The Illustrated London News, 12th April 1845 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Oliver Dixon, Cpt. de Wend-Fenton and Cpt. Stanyforth
A Sporting Trio - The famous Reading horse dealer from Reading Mr Oliver Dixon, Captain J D L de Wend-Fenton owner and rider and the MCC Cricket Captian Cpt, Stanyforth riding Aesop at Sandown

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

Warwick Races (engraving)
1095476 Warwick Races (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warwick Races. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

Bystander masthead design, society at the races
Stylised masthead design on the front cover of The Bystander magazine featuring smart society mingling at the races, possibly Ascot, the Derby or Goodwood. Date: 1930

Cheltenham Jumps Festival
Sharon Lee Chapman

Derby Day at Epsom racecourse, Epsom Downs, Surrey, England -- horse-drawn coaches and other traffic arriving for the big event. Date: 1922

West Surrey Staghounds Point-to-point races at Slyfield - the All Comers Maiden Steeplechase, won by Mr Oliver Dixon on Master Royston

An Epsom memory - the Aga Khan
Caricature of the Aga Khan with Blenheim, the British Thoroughbred race horse who won the Epsom Derby in 1930 ridden by jockey Harry Wragg. 1930

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

View of paddock and grandstand, Newbury racecourse. Date: circa 1910

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

Deborah Mitford at Cheltenham National Hunt Meeting
Deborah Mitford (1920-2014), later Duchess of Devonshire, pictured at the age of sixteen (nearly seventeen) in 1937 at Cheltenham races with Mr Dixon

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

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

Seven young apprentice female jockeys sitting on a wooden fence during their training at the National Equestrian Centre in Stoneleigh

Shaun Spadah wins the Grand National in 1921

Music Hall wins the Grand National in 1922

Gregalach wins the Grand National in 1929

Trigo after winning the Epsom Derby in 1929

Nortons Coin, 100 / 1 winner of the 1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup
Nortons Coin, 100/1 winner of the 1990 Cheltenham Gold Cup, owned and trained in Nantgaredig, just outside Carmarthen, by farmer Sirrel Griffiths

The Race for the Grand National in a Snowstorm, 29 March (b / w photo)
1593512 The Race for the Grand National in a Snowstorm, 29 March (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Race for the Grand National in a Snowstorm)

Henry Cecil - Racehorse trainer Date: 1970s - 1980s

Three times Grand National winner Red Rum arrives for opening the Rum Runner nightclub in Queen Street, South Shields. 10th July, 1981

Famous racehorse Aldaniti with Bob Champion who together were the memorable 1981 Grand National Winners. They are pictured in London celebrating three years of the Bob Champion Cancer Trust Research

Grittar ridden by Dick Saunders on the run in at Aintree to become the winner of the 1982 Grand National. April 1982

American jockey Steve Cauthen carrying his saddle and whip at Kempton Park, July 1987

Jockey Phil Tuck on racehorse Burrough Hill Lad, being led into the winners enclosure after winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup. March 1984

Desert Orchid clears a jump during the Cheltenham Gold Cup race 15th March 1990

Charles Wood, English horseracing jockey
Charles Wood (1856-1945), English flat racing jockey. late 19th century

The Main Stand - The Racecourse - Deauville, France Date: circa 1909

Ascot hat from Debenham and Freebody, 1934
A stunning hat of organdie in an elusive shade of brown ; the brim reinforced in an open lattice insertion in which golden threads mingle with the organdie. Perfect for Ladies Day at Royal Ascot

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Horseracing is a sport that has been around for centuries, and is a competitive event in which horses are ridden by jockeys and race against each other on a track. The goal of the race is to be the first horse to cross the finish line, and are take place on flat surfaces, over jumps, or even on dirt tracks. Races can range from short sprints to long-distance endurance events. Horses are bred specifically for racing and trained with rigorous exercise programs to ensure they are in peak physical condition when it comes time to compete. An exciting spectator sport that draws large crowds of people who come out to cheer their favorite horse and jockey on as they battle it out for victory.