oil on canvas, signed lower left; 8.5 x 11.5 in. Baden-Baden was a chestnut stallion bred by A. J. Alexander at Woodburn Stud in Woodford County, Kentucky. He was by Australian (GB) (by West Australian, who in 1853 became the first horse to win the English Triple Crown), his dam Lavender was by Wagner. He was purchased at Woodburn's yearling sale by another prominent Kentucky horseman, Daniel Swigert of Elmendorf Farm. He was trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Edward D. Brown, and in his debut race, African-American jockey William Walker rode him to victory in the fledgling Kentucky Derby. Baden-Baden was then sold for a considerable profit to the extremely wealthy New York businessman, William Backhouse Astor, Jr. Condition: Heavily restored.
oil on canvas, signed lower left; 8.5 x 11.5 in. Baden-Baden was a chestnut stallion bred by A. J. Alexander at Woodburn Stud in Woodford County, Kentucky. He was by Australian (GB) (by West Australian, who in 1853 became the first horse to win the English Triple Crown), his dam Lavender was by Wagner. He was purchased at Woodburn's yearling sale by another prominent Kentucky horseman, Daniel Swigert of Elmendorf Farm. He was trained by future U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee, Edward D. Brown, and in his debut race, African-American jockey William Walker rode him to victory in the fledgling Kentucky Derby. Baden-Baden was then sold for a considerable profit to the extremely wealthy New York businessman, William Backhouse Astor, Jr. Condition: Heavily restored.
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