Original 1947 AP Wire Photo showing eventual Kentucky Derby winner Jet Pilot leading the field around the clubhouse turn at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. A packed grandstand watches as the horses race through the turn during the 1947 Kentucky Derby. The photograph is mounted on black archival paper with the original news caption attached separately beneath the image. Overall measurements are approximately 8 x 7¾ inches. Light edge wear and handling wear consistent with age. From the archive of a Pittsburgh area newspaper.
