Majestic piece. Large sterling silver, two-piece trophy with two handles and horse standing victoriously on the removable top. The Gallorette is run on Preakness day at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore. The winner, Searching, was presented with the trophy that has the inscription: "Maryland Jockey Club, Pimlico, The Gallorette, $15,000 Added, Fillies and Mares, Three Year Olds and Up, December 3, 1955, Won by, Searching, Owned by Ethel D. Jacobs." Stamped "Sterling" underneath. Searching was a Hall of Fame thoroughbred in her own right and produced another Hall of Famer, Affectionately. Lineage also includes War Admiral (sire), Man o' War (grandsire). Originally sold in the 2008 Christie's Important American Silver sale featuring the estate of Hall of Fame horse racing owner and trainer Hirsch Jacobs.

Sourcing straight from the private collection of a world-renowned thoroughbred breeder comes a wonderful offering of nearly 40 horse racing trophies that Lelands is honored to feature in the 2019 Fall Classic. Originally purchased from the 2008 Christie’s Silver Auction, these trophies source from the estate of Ethel and Hirsch Jacobs. We have devoted an entire category to this collection in which collectors will have many chances to own some of the earliest horse racing trophies to be offered publicly. Most of the trophies span back to 1950s-60s and include Hall of Fame horses such as Stymie, Searching and Affectionately.