Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Box, Wall |
Catalog Number |
1998.62.16 |
Date |
ca. 1940 |
Material(s) |
Wood/Brass/Paint |
Dimensions |
H-29 W-22 D-12 inches |
Description |
This is a wooden cabinet with pine sides, floor, roof and trim. It has a plywood back, door panels, and interior dividers. It is made of nail construction with primarily butt joints. The back is rabbeted into the sides and floor. The outside is painted purple with two gold dots on the front and sides. The original green paint with a white stripe is visible under the purple. It has a gabled roof and brass hardware. The top hinge pin is a bent nail. |
Notes |
A wall box from the shed row at Keeneland containing training gear of Bryant Ott (1896-1982). The wall box hung between stalls holding a trainer's horses. There was an accompanying floor box. Samuel Bryant Ott, called Bryant, was born in Louisville near Churchill Downs to an old racing family. Ott's grandfather, Sam Bryant, was a horse owner (note: Ott's daughter, Alice J. Dodson, was also a trainer). Ott had a traditional racing career, starting as an exercise boy, became a rider from 1913-1915, then following service in WWI he became a trainer in 1924. He became a public trainer in 1934, working for John S. Knight, E. Gay Drake, Mrs. John M. Olin, J. Graham Brown, and Leslie Combs II. In 1958, Knight and Marshall Field's Fourth Estate Stable became Ott's primary owners. War Censor was Ott's leading money earner, the gelded son of Gallant Man earned $519,650 while winning 23 of 82 races. Ott had a long career as an owner and trainer then retired in 1972. He passed away in 1982. |
Collection |
Keeneland Association, Inc. Collection |
People |
Ott, S. Bryant |
Subjects |
Horse racetracks Horse racing Horse training facilities Horseback riding Horses |
Search Terms |
Fayette County (Ky.) Keeneland Thoroughbred Racing |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |