Lot 166: Cortez, Jenness - Stevie Cauthen

Few people in the Thoroughbred industry have had such a meteoric rise to fame as Steve Cauthen. Riding in his first sanctioned race at Churchill Downs just 11 days after his 16th birthday, Cauthen scored his first win five days later, May 17, 1976. In only his second year of racing, Cauthen became the nation’s leading jockey in 1977 by wins and earnings, topping the $6 million mark and earning the nickname of “The Six Million Dollar Man.” In 1978, at the age of 18, Cauthen became the youngest jockey ever to win the coveted Triple Crown aboard Harbor View Farm’s Affirmed and was named Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year. This image of Cauthen shows him on the scale in the pink and black silks of Harbor View Farm owner Louis E. Wolfson.

24”" x 18”"

Oil on canvas

1978

Signed