Famous Horses

Seattle Slew
I had only been a racing fan for three years when Seattle Slew came on the scene. This was my first triple crown winner. This horse is what the triple crown is all about.

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Cigar
He captured peoples hearts with his sixteen race winning streak. I found him fascinating because he looked so different at times. When I saw him in his stall, I was disappointed because he looked somewhat small and ordinary but the minute he got ready to race he looked like a warrior.

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Holy Bull
I did this painting in 1994, after he won the Travers Stakes in Saratoga. It was painted for a friend of mine who loved him.

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John Henry
I used to go to Santa Anita anytime he would race. I loved this gutsy gelding. He was very popular with the fans, and raced until he was nine. This painting is of him with Chris McCarron.

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Secretariat a "Portrait"
I did this portrait of Secretariat because I didn't think I did a good job of painting him in prior attempts. I always though that if I would have seen him race it would have been easier. After much research and looking at many photos, I think I captured his essence.

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Secretariat "A Look Back"
While I was in art school I kept seeing things about Secretariat on Time magazine. I had never been to a race. I wondered what all the fuss was about a triple crown winner. When I fell in love with the sport the following year I knew that one day I would paint Secretariat. This was my first painting of him

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Silver Charm
This painting was part of a print series of Kentucky Derby winnders for Churchill Downs. This is Silver Charm winning the 1997 derby.

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Charismatic
He was almost a triple crown winner. He won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness. This painting was also part of the Kentucky Derby winners print series.

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Smarty Jones
This painting was done for the cover of the 2004 Belmont stakes program after he had won both the Kentucky Derby and Preakness.

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Easy Goer
When I first saw Easy Goer I was in the paddick at Saratoga photographing another horse to do a portrait for the owners. As I was lokking through the lens I caught a glimpse of the most georgeous chestnut horse I have ever seen. I knew I was looking at something special.

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Alysheba
I asked my husband Lee who the horse was standing below us under a tree in the paddock at Keeneland. It was Alysheba's maiden race. I bet him. He came in second. They found he needed throat surgery, then he went to California where I got to see him race more. I loved the way he bowed his head in the post parade. He and Chris McCarron were a handsome pair.

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Funny Cide
I went to Belmont stakes to see Funny Cide race in 2003 after he had already wont the Derby and Preakness. Another triple crown hopeful to lose the Belmont Stakes.

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Ruffian
I cried for 3 days when this filly lost the match race with Foolish Pleasure and her life. She was, and is to most, the best female to ever step foot on a racetrack. It wasn't just her color and size; there was something magical about her beyond words. I wanted to do a portrait of her that showed her as the powerful presence she was, but with a somber tone.

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Seabiscuit
I didn't know much about Seabiscuit until the book and than the movie. I was so inspired that I wanted to paint him. This is him winning the 1938 race with War Admiral.

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Winning Colors
This is her winning the 1988 Kentucky Derby. She was impressive, not many fillies win the Derby.

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The Classic
This painting is from the 1987 Breeder's Cup classic race betweek Ferdinand and Alysheba. I loved Alysheba and had been Ferdinands win in the 1986 Kentucky Derby, Ferdinand won. As a note, my son Dustin was born in 1986 when I was looking at a list of Baptismal names, Ferdinand was on it. That is his Baptismal name.

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