Art Collections: Paintings
2004 Breeders’ Cup/NTRA World Thoroughbred Championships, Lone Star Park
Andre Pater, (Polish/American, b. 1953)pastel on board,
National Sporting Library & Museum, Gift of the Family of Helen Kleberg Groves, 2023
2023.12.1
Rear view of the starting gate as horses and jockeys begin to line up. Far left shows jockey wearing silks with Texas flag; center foreground shows the black and white silks and number 10 of King Ranch; to the right from there in foreground is blue silks with red and blue striped sleeves and red star on back; white silks with green star on back; green silks with yellow chevron pattern on front; white silks with orange star on back and orange armband. Grooms wearing purple helmets and polo shirts with khakis next time horses.
Background jockeys who are lining up in starting gate from left to right: white silks with dark green "V" on back; green and white checkered silks; yellow silks with blue and white vertical stripes on sleeves with red diamond; blue silks with yellow sleeves and yellow "A"; blue and white vertical stripes and white sleeves; red and blue silks; blue and white checkers; red silks with green diagonal stripe.
Backwards "Lone Star Park" sign above starting gate. To the right is the grandstand.