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Breeders' Cup and
Kentucky Derby winner Street Sense came to Saratoga with quite a resume
- and didn't disappoint. But it was the way jockey Calvin Borel treated
his ride that caught my eye.
After the race, even before dismounting, Borel cools his horse's
face with great splashes of water and ebullient affection. It is heart-warming
to watch. Borel is clearly a world-class rider, but just as clearly a genuine
character.
So, when, in the last few strides of one of the most important
races of his career, he turned in the saddle to take a long look under his arm
at his friend Robby Albarado on the charging Grasshopper, I knew that had to be
the image for this year's poster.
Friends in fast company, what could be better?
About the Artist -
Greg Montgomery's bold and striking images of the Saratoga racing scene are
sought after and hang in public and private collections worldwide.
He received his formal art training at the University of New Mexico in
Albuquerque, where he studied painting and lithography, and at the College of
St. Rose in Albany, NY, where he studied serigraphy.
A native of Washington, DC, he travels extensively throughout the United
States, Canada, Mexico, Australia and Europe, capturing images with pen, paint,
and camera. His clean colors, dynamic form and unusual use of white space make
his work unparalleled in the field of equestrian art. |
