"13036 -- Driving Park, Lima, Ohio" showing a harness race in progress, color postcard mailed there 1908, printed in Germany, corner wear & rounding, several tiny speckles of cancel ink on front, slightly uneven toning to the back. Caption in red at top center, distinguishing it from similar items. $5.50 o(l)r NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

    "135 MONTE-CARLO. -- Un Match passionnant. -- LL." showing a speedboat racing a seaplane. post card in color, green back, unused, unusual subject matter. $4.00 mr+

"193--The Paddock, 'Santa Anita Park,' Arcadia, California / Los Angeles Turf Club  9A-H1853" as seen from a high vantage point, circa 1939; unused linen postcard, fairly fresh with good edges. $2.75 rc

    "2035  Wintersport, Trabfahren." showing sleigh racing, real photo postcard from Eredi Alfredo Finzi in Lugano, made in Switzerland, unused, mild wear to one corner, unusual subject matter. $11.00 sr%

    "61  At the Finish Line, Saratoga Race Track, Saratoga, New York" linen postcard mailed 1961 at Maywood Missouri, minor corner wear, a few tiny speckles of cancel ink show in the sky. $2.75 rnh

"AK-SAR-BEN RACE TRACK" looking toward the crowded grandstand with a race underway, unused chrome postcard from a Union Pacific Railroad colorphoto, fairly fresh with good edges. The track was located in Omaha Nebraska and closed in 1995. $1.25 rn(o) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

    "Arlington Park Jockey Club, Chicago, Ill.  52" from the water, looking towards the grandstand; unused linen from Cameo Greeting Card Company, tiny corner crease. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 ir

"A SARATOGA CROWD AT THE TRACK, SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y. 94" Unused white-border era post card, fresh appearance. $3.75

    "At the Judge's Stand, Hollywood Dog Track, / Hollywood, Florida  F39" Unused linen postcard with fresh color, tiny corner bend. $2.00 rdfp

    "BRANDYWINE RACETRACK / Wilmington, Delaware" Unused chrome showing a pre-race checkout, yellowish rubber band mark in sky. The track closed in 1989. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (dr)##%

"BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY / MAN O'WAR, THE WONDER HORSE" with another view "Cumberland Falls State Park, Kentucky" on its back, removed carefully from a linen-era folder in color, regular postcard size. $1.25 rh NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

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    "BRICKYARD / 400 / INDIANAPOLIS MOTOR SPEEDWAY / AUGUST 5, 1995 / PENNZOIL / Official Motor Oil" large enameled advertising pin manufactured by SRE Industries. Still in original pouch. $9.00 s-ria

    "Budweiser IRISH DERBY / CURRAGH JUNE 17th 1987" unused coaster with advertising in color both sides, round corners as issued. $1.50 bri

    "Canton.  Dragon Boat race." unused monochromatic green post card with undivided back from the Hongkong Pictorial Postcard Company, minor edge wear, light toning both sides. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 cs(r)r

    "Castine, Maine" chrome post card showing the annual Retired Skippers Race, writing on back dates to 1973, exceptionally colorful with fresh appearance. $2.50 mrs(s)+

"CHURCHILL DOWNS / Louisville, Kentucky / A view of the world renowned race track ..." showing a post parade, looking toward the grandstand; unused chrome post card, fairly fresh with good edges. $1.25 rk NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

"COPAKE, N. Y. / HEALTH, BEAUTY & SPORTING TRADITION / 1938 / NATIONAL AIR MAIL WEEK MAY. 15-21" dark blue handstamp illustrated with harness racing art, crisply struck on the plain backside of a 3X5" index card, no frameline at top of image, hinge mark on back. $2.50 nr%

    "County Fair Grounds, Lancaster, Ohio." an aerial view including the racetrack prominently, color,  printed circa 1910, numbered A-12112 on back, unused, light album marks on back, album impressions at corners, fairly fresh. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 or

"D. C. 103--Mid-Season at Hialeah Race Course, Hialeah, Fla." showing a race in progress from a high vantage point, linen postcard mailed 1950, trivial wear at the top edge, otherwise good edges. $2.50 rf NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

"GAYLY(sic) / DECORATE / CLUBHOUSE / LAWN / AT / GARDEN STATE PARK / WITH VIEW OF / TRACK / AND / HORSES / AT FIRST TURN" unused Dextone post card from a Kodachrome by George A. Wonfor, trivial wear to 2 corners. The track is in New Jersey. $1.50 rpn(g) NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

    "GP de France moto 1984 d'après Michel Meyer" unused continental post card with signed Mathat art, near mint condition. The Grand Prix race. $2.50 mr

"Greetings form Churchill Downs / Home of the Kentucky Derby" showing a race in progress; continental postcard mailed there 1961, fairly fresh with good edges. $1.50 rk NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

    "Greyhound, Champion Trotter, 1:56, Lexington, Ky. / 8A-H586" side view of him in action circa 1928, unused color postcard, good edges. Named 'Trotter of the Century'. $5.00 rh(n)k NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

"HARLEY-DAVIDSON® RACE COLLECTION / APPAREL and ACCESSORIES / PODIUM WEAR" oversize (approximately 6"x9") post card mailed to Ohio. Fashion modeled includes the Raceway  Leather Jacket, Screamin' Eagle Twill Jacket & the Screamin' Eagle Race Shirt. Surprisingly good edges, tiny scuff from the postal equipment shows on back. Models include Andrew Hines & G. T. Tonglet from the Vance & Hines NHRA Pro Stock Team. $2.50 mfr& NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

"'HE'S A DUDE', AQHA Champion Stallion of the / Future. Standing 15-2 at 1250 pounds..." from a painting by Darol Dickinson. Unused post card. (2 available) $3.00 each &

"HIALEAH PARK  M-16 PARADING IN THE PADDOCK, HIALEAH PARK, MIAMI, FLA. / 3A-H1256" just before a circa 1943 race, unused linen postcard, 5 yellowish spots on back from album paste, good edges. $2.25 rf& NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

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    "HIPODROMO  MEX., D. F. / 289" racetrack with a post post parade in progress, unused Papel / Kodak real photo with glossy finish, good composition & contrast, trivial corner & edge wear. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 m(d)r%

"HOLLYWOOD KENNEL CLUB, / HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA - H3" Unused linen post card with fresh colors. $2.50

"IDTAROD TRAIL RACE" 8-1 / 2"x11" fact sheet, single-spaced both sides, from the Iditarod Trail Committee to ham radio operators who were no longer permitted to provide most communications for the event, folded to fit small envelope. Exceptionally interesting. $2.50 ar

"IRISH SWEEPS CHIEF, MR. J. McGRATH WINS 1951 EPSOM DERBY" and 4 other views including the drum and 160 operative mixing, unused post card. $2.50

"IRISH SWEEPS DERBY / ONE OF THE WORLD'S RICHEST RACES..." and 4 other views including the famous Irish Sweep drum, postcard mailed 1964 from Ireland. $2.50

"JUDGES STAND, RACE TRACK, SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.  109. / 77031" with horses shown approaching the finish line, color postcard, writing on back dates to 1929, good edges. $4.00 rn NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

"KE-16  BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY / MAN O'WAR, THE WONDER HORSE  3A-H230" unused linen post card with fresh colors, writing on back dates to 1950 but it was published more like 1933, good edges. $4.00 rn. Same but not quite as fresh, with a bit of corner wear & back paper yellowing a bit with age. $3.25 rn NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

"KE-22  Churchill Downs, Home of the Kentucky Derby, Louisville, Ky. / © CAUFIELD & SHOOK  2B-H219" showing a race in progress circa 1942, unused linen postcard with good edges. $2.75 rk NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

    "Lima Driving Park, Lima, Ohio." showing a harness race in progress, color post card mailed 1910, considerable corner & edge wear (including the inexplicable white triangular spot on the bottom), several tiny speckles of cancel ink in the sky, internal crease at the top center. Sold but still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 771% of original print area) & enhanced 200-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $2.00 o(l)r

"M-12  PARADING THE GREYHOUNDS, MIAMI, FLA." Unused linen post card with fresh color, trivial corner wear. $2.25

"'MAN-O-WAR,' THE WONDER HORSE, BRED IN OLD KENTUCKY--K-15" being held by a black, mailed 1950 or 1956, light amount of cancel ink on front. $3.25 (rnb)

"'MAN-O-WAR' THE WONDER HORSE, BRED IN 'OLD KENTUCKY' -- K15" side view with a black handler, unused linen postcard, numbered 6023 near the stamp box, hint of corner wear. $3.50 rnb NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

    "Marathon Races / INDIAN RIVER, in Cheboygan County" showing the Marathon motorboat race course in use, as viewed from US 27; postcard mailed there 1961, a little corner & edge wear. It looks like someone wrote something in pencil in the sky & it later got erased; we did not do any of it. $2.00 m(i)rr

    "Moser / Sabetha, Kansas" real photo showing a trotting horse, caption is embossed, paper has extensive surface cracking, circa 1920. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 rkh

    "Motor Boat Race, East Greenwich Bay, R. I." color post card made in Germany, mailed 1912 (Boston & New London RPO cancel JAN 1 1912), much corner & edge wear. $4.75 r(e)rs(p)-r

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"'On the Backstretch," Hialeah Park, Miami, Fla." showing a tightly bunched group of horses during a race, unused linen postcard, numbered 0B-H126 in stamp box, circa 1940. $2.75 rf NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

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"Parading to Post, Narragansett Race Track, Pawtucket, R. I." linen post card mailed 1952 but printed in 1936, vertical crease through center, as is. $1.25 r(p)r

"PARADING TO THE POST ON THE TURF / AT BEAUTIFUL HIALEAH RACE COURSE / MIAMI, FLORIDA" postcard mailed 1955, light toning on back, round corners as issued. $1.25

    "Picking the Winners on a Sunday in front of Grandstand at Tijuana / Hippodrome, Near San Diego" unposed view in black & white from Graphic Arts Co., tiny spots of toning near back edges, unused. Note the deliberate use of tilting to create a sense of movement & transience of the scene. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as a full-size 72-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50

    "Pompey / SHOSHONE STUD (W. R. CO), LEXINGTON, KY.  122266" advertising his stud services on a white-border era postcard. Interesting details of his career printed on the back--won the Wood Stakes, held the 6-1 / 2 furlong record at Saratoga, etc. Violet handstamp on the toned back indicates that the card was used as a sample by the printer. Minor corner wear, faint small corner crease. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 hrk%

"Race Horse / Handicapping" by Harry Lee, paperback book published by the Cornerstone Library, 1972 copyright, 160 pages plus covers, former owner's name penned on an inside page, otherwise fairly fresh. Fascinating & instructive contents: speed ratings, stretch runs, 2-year-olds, claiming races, workouts, blinkers, trainers tricks, you name it--there is much more. If you bet at all, you owe it to yourself to know the contents of this book! Easy to read & understand, and one win will easily pay back its price. $3.25 r

    "Races at Candlewood Isle Club, Danbury, Conn.  10 / 8A-H-69)" showing spectators & several canoes about to start, circa 1937-1938, unused linen post card with fresh color on front, toning from album contact at back corners & one short edge. $2.00 c(d)rs(b)%

    Races of sailing ships (regattas) are at Ships by type--Sailboat postcards. Shown is the annual race at Castine Maine.

"Race Track and Grand Stand, York County Fair, York, Pa. / 3C-H1149" showing harness racing in action, looking toward the grandstand; unused linen postcard, circa 1953, trivial corner wear, tiny ding in one edge, otherwise fairly fresh. $3.75 p(y)r& NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

"RACE TRACK, HAVANA, CUBA" showing cars & patrons near the entrance, linen post card mailed to the US (1-c stamp not canceled), one corner with 2 tiny creases not near the image, another corner with trivial wear. $6.00 cr

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    "RACE TRACK, TIJUANA, B. C., MEXICO  31" mailed 1940 but stamp removed, long crease, toning both sides, as is. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 (rm)

    "Racing at the West Virginia State Fair in Lewisburg" with a good action scene of a harness race in progress, unused linen postcard from Grafton Souvenir. $3.00 w(l)r%

"Racing Under The Stars" dog racing at Caliente Race Track in Tijuana México. Unused chrome postcard. $1.25

"Red Bank, N. J." with several sailboats at the Monmouth Boat Club dock being prepared for racing, chrome post card mailed 1956, minor corner & edge wear. $1.50 ns(s)r*

"Release of starting gate sends group of / greyhound stars away...St. Petersburg Kennel Club..." Unused linen post card with fresh color. $2.50

"Rockingham Park, Salem, N. H., Six Miles from Lawrence, Mass / 2B-H351" showing a horse race in progress circa 1942, unused linen in excellent condition. $3.00 rn

"S-183 GREYHOUND RACING IN FLORIDA / TRACK OF ST. PETERSBURG KENNEL CLUB, ST. PETERBURG, FLA." Unused linen postcard showing race in progress, soft corners. $2.00

    "S.1--The Florida International Twelve Hour / Grand Prix of Endurance, Sebring, Florida / 4C-H629" showing several sports cars racing near the finish line; unused linen post card from Lakeland News Company, slight yellowing of the paper with age on back, trivial wear at bottom corners. $3.25 fr

"SAILBOATS AND THE OLYMPIC MOUNTAINS" depicting Victoria's annual Swiftsure Race, post card mailed 1971 to Pennsylvania, one corner with 2 small creases. $1.25 br

    "Scene at National Air Races, Cleveland Municipal Airport 20 / 'Courtesy of Skyview Camera Company, Cleveland, Ohio' 63691" linen postcard with much writing on back, hint of toning at upper left front corner. $5.00 aor%

"Scene at Volusia Dog Track, Daytona Beach, Florida" post card mailed 1954. $3.00

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    See also Named horses postcards. Shown is former world record holder Salvator.

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    See also Racing topical covers. Shown is a unique US first day cover showing Round Table ridden by Willie Shoemaker.

    "SLOOP RACING ALONG MAINE COASTLINE" chrome postcard from photo by Paul A. Knauf Jr., writing on back dates to 1973. $1.00 msr

"SO YOU'VE BEEN / FOLLOWING THE / HORSES FOR / YEARS // YEA, BUT THE TROUBLE / IS, THE HORSES I / FOLLOW ALWAYS FOLLOW / THE OTHER HORSES" with copyrighted cartoon art depicting a horse walking along side a bettor, unused Curt Teich chrome post card, fairly fresh. Mount for a great gift! $1.75 rch

"START OF DONKEY CART RACE / These races held annually on St. Croix..." a charity event in the Virgin Islands, unused chrome post card. $2.50

    "STEEPLECHASE, OVER THE WATER JUMP, AT SARATOGA RACE TRACK.  43. / SARATOGA SPRINGS, N. Y.  81614" showing 3 horses in action, white-border era postcard, writing on back gives 1929 comments by a visitor to that track. $4.25 rn NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

    "Steeplechase Park, Coney Island, N. Y." showing several riders on the rails as seen from above, brown on yellowish paper within embossed border, unused, toned both sides, minor corner & edge wear. $7.50 nar

    "SUMMER RACING AT / Centennial Park / SOUTH OF DENVER - HIGHWAYS 85-87" in Littleton, unused linen postcard cleverly fashioned into a unique first day cover for the 29-c horse racing stamp issued by the US May 1 1993 by adding that stamp TCV style. Nice! SOLD rc-hu

"SWAPS  WINNER OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY" with a handler, unused chrome postcard from a photo by Skeets Meadors, numbered K-9406 in the stamp box, fairly fresh with good edges. (2 available) $3.00 each. rh NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

    "Tarsands Amateur Radio Club" QSL card used 1992, from club that provides checkpoint communications for the Engstrom Silver Run 500 km sled dog race through Alberta and Saskatchewan, fresh appearance. $3.75 acrd

"TEE CROSS 324,773 / AQHA CHAMPION" painting by Darol Dickinson, unused post card. $3.00

"'The Break', West Flagler Kennel Club, Miami, Florida" Unused linen postcard with fresh color & exceptional design. $3.50

    "The Hong Kong Jockey Club / 100% / RED / Performing Arts Project" unused continental publicity postcard also with Chinese text, near mint condition. For a May 2007 dance performance that was also sponsored by the Hong Kong Youth Arts Foundation. (2 available) $1.50 hr

"'The Hurdle', West Flagler Kennel Club, Miami, Florida" Unused linen post card, fairly fresh, unusual subject matter. $3.25

    "THERE WERE SOME RACES / CONNEAUT, OHIO" art showing harness racing, post card made in USA, mailed at Conneaut SEP 10 1913, small corner crease. There is no indication printed on the front or on the back or in the message itself specifying a racetrack. The message sounds like a horseplayer trying to make a joke: 'This one won 1.89 7 / 10'. Postcard sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (about 277% of original area) & enhanced 120-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.75 or#

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"The World's Fastest Greyhounds Race at / West Flagler Kennel Club, Miami, Florida" post card mailed 1951 (metered). $2.50

"TURF" postcard with undivided back, beautiful drawn card in color, fresh appearance both sides. $20.00

(Uncaptioned) Well-dressed people watch carnival-type horse race. Home-made (and, hence, unique) post card mailed 1958. $1.50

"Unowot. Designed by Don Shead, this powerboat has twice won / the Cowes-Torquay-Cowes race, her fastest in 1975..." unused continental postcard, 1978 copyright, near mint. $2.50 r

"V77:-- 'WHIRLAWAY' 1941 KENTUCKY DERBY WINNER / 48327 / © Caufield & Shook, Louisville" side view, bedecked by a garland of roses; post card mailed there 1951 to Mrs. Jane Wesley by her grandmother (mentioning Susan & baby Catherine), corners  with mild wear, spot of light toning near the stamp on back. SALE IN PROGRESS rhkg

    "View from Grand Stand Looking West, Fair Ground, Mt. Gilead, O." with many people (some in their buggies drawn alongside the track) watching a race; black & white post card with undivided back, writing on back, lightly toned back, lightly toned front, minor edge wear. $9.50 or

"VP9CR" St. George Parish QSL postcard used 1959, view in color shows Bermuda fitted dinghies (14' racing sailboats) in the harbor there, rounded corners as issued. $2.00 bs(p)r NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

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"WAR ADMIRAL 'IN OLD KENTUCKY'--K84" showing him from the side, unused linen post card, writing on back dates to 1950, otherwise fairly fresh. Voted the outstanding thoroughbred of 1937, he won the Eastern Shore Handicap, Pimlico Special, Whitney Stakes & many other races. $3.50 rh

"WESTERN MOTEL / WENDOVER, UTAH / Headquarters for world's fastest speed- / way racing crews." unused chrome post card, trivial edge wear at top. $1.25 ur. Similar, except mailed 1950, minor corner wear, a little cancel ink showing in the sky. $1.00 ur.

    "Wheeling Downs and Skyline from the Air--Wheeling, W. Va." linen mailed 1951. Post card sold. Still available for scholarly study & research as an enlarged (almost 2x original postcard area) 100-dpi scan in .jpg or .tif format. $1.50 wr

    "Wheeling Downs -- Showing Stadium and Ohio" aerial view on an unused linen post card from Photo Crafters. The stadium is in the foreground, set up for football & the racetrack seen nearby. $3.25 srws(f)r

"'WHEN YOU PICK YOUR WINNERS WITH A PIN, / YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU'VE GOT 'EM. /THE BEST BAT TO USE THE PIN / IS TO STICK IT IN ITS _________'" inviting the word bottom, signed D. Tempest art on postcard mailed from a Navy ship in 1952, Bamforth comic printed in England, numbered 801 on back, corner crease misses art, but a long crease does not. $2.00 rp NEW / NOUVEAU / NEU

"WHITE WATER RACING / ...at Mouth of Seneca, / West Va..." Unused chrome postcard. $1.50

    "--Yacht Race-- / Scene from Portage Point Inn, Onekama, Mich." sepia-tone real photo mailed 1947 with writing on front. $3.25 ms(y)r+

    "Yacht Racing, Halifax, Nova Scotia" color on yellowish paper from Photogelatine Engraving Co., post card mailed at Bedford 1952, minor wear at 3 corners. $2.00 nsr+

"'Yonkey' race on St Croix / of Virgin Islands" showing a donkey cart race, well done home-made (and, hence, unique) postcard mailed 1961 from Frederiksted. $2.50

"You / DON'T / KNOW / SUNSHINE / UNTIL YOU COME TO / ST. PETERSBURG / FLORIDA" multiview post card including the start of a dog race, unused linen. $1.25

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