"Kelso" Eddie Arcaro Up! ~ Fred Stone Print


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George Edward Arcaro (February 19, 1916 - November 14, 1997), known professionally as Eddie Arcaro, was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame jockey who won more American Classic races than any other jockey in history and is the only rider to have won the U.S. Triple Crown twice. He is widely regarded as the greatest jockey in the history of American Thoroughbred horse racing.


Kelso (April 4, 1957 - October 16, 1983) was an American Thoroughbred race horse considered among the best racehorses in history.


Career highlights:



  • Won eight of nine races (6 of them stakes) in 1960

  • Won eleven consecutive races (his last six of 1960 and first five of 1961)

  • Carried 130 pounds or more on 24 occasions, winning 13, placing in 5, and finishing third once

  • Won 62 % of his starts (39 out of 63 starts)

  • Finished in the money in 84% of his starts (53 out of 63)

  • In 1961, Kelso joined Whisk Broom II and Tom Fool as the third horse in history to win the New York Handicap Triple, made up of the Metropolitan Handicap - in which he carried 130 pounds (59 kg), the Suburban Handicap - in which he carried 133 pounds (60 kg) - and the Brooklyn Handicap, in which he carried 136 pounds (62 kg)

  • Still holds the World Record time for two miles on dirt of 3:19.1 set in the 1964 Jockey Club Gold Cup

  • Set a new American record for 1½ miles on the turf of 2:23.4 in the 1964 Washington, D.C International, set just 11 days after his Jockey Club Gold Cup Victory.

  • Won The Stymie Handicap at age five in 1962, and at age eight in 1965

  • Won an unprecedented five Horse of the Year titles. No other horse in history has won more than three.

  • Set nine track records


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 


 

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Signed and numbered Fred stone print. "Kelso" Eddie Arcaro Up!



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