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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Thoroughbred Horse Racing, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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Iron Mask was a 1908 dark bay gelding sired by Disguise, out of the imported mare Royal Rose (sired by Royal Hampton). He was bred & owned by James R. Keene. The horse died in 1916. The photo is most likely from 1910, when he ran in prominent New York races for two-year-olds. Due to a wagering ban, there was no organized racing in the Northeast from late 1910 - early 1913. The jockey is Roscoe Troxler, who won the 1906 Kentucky Derby on Sir Huon.

Assuming this photo was taken the same day as the other Belmont photos posted, it would be dated later than I thought....the age of a horse in another photo sets them between 1913 - 1915.

The date 6-2-13 (reversed) is annotated in the upper right.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called NOSSAS VIDAS / NOSSO MUNDO , and we'd love to have this added to the group!

There is a bronze life-size statue of Bernborough at Oakey (west of Toowoomba) on the Darling Downs in Queensland.

For my love of horses, thank you. A great photo with history. Thanks for sharing.

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great picture! :D

The Melbourne Cup was introduced in 1861 by the Victorian Turf Club to trump the success of Victorian Jockey Club races such as the Two Thousand Guineas. As a handicap race, the Melbourne Cup introduced a level of speculation that the club hoped would attract more entries and therefore higher prize money. The two competing organisations disbanded in 1864, before merging to form the Victorian Racing Club, which has controlled racing in Victoria and the Melbourne Cup ever since. Although the Melbourne Cup today is well-known in Australia for being run on the first Tuesday in November, this hasn’t always been the case. The 1866 Melbourne Cup race was run on a Thursday, and in 1867 the Cup was run in October. It wasn’t until 1875 that the race was run on the first Tuesday of November. Although the three-handled loving cup is widely recognised as the traditional cup design, this has only been the case since 1919. Before then the cups came in a variety of styles, with each year having a completely original design. Some years no trophy was presented at all. In fact, for the first few decades of the race, it was more common for no trophy to be awarded. Source: www.nma.gov.au/explore/collection/highlights/1866-melbour...