Queen Elizabeth II patting her horse, Auriole, in the paddock after it won the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, ridden by Eph Smith, at...
The photographer's art and the sport of kings are both seen at their dramatic best in this remarkable action photo of a race at Pomona Fairgrounds....
Director J. Edgar Hoover and his assistant Clyde Tolson, at Pilmico Race Track, MD. For running of preakness.
Scuderia Ferrari driver French Maurice Trintignant drives his Ferrari 375 Plus N°4 during the 22nd edition of the 24 hours of Le Mans car race, on...
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip at Trentham Racecourse, Wellington, during their visit to New Zealand on the queen's coronation world tour, 14th...
Cafe waiter Fribault carries a tray loaded with glasses and a bottle of Byrrh through the streets of Paris in a competition.
Fog shrouds Epsom on Derby Day as Lester Piggott wins on 'Never Say Die'. Runners up were T Gosling on Arabian Night and E Mercer on Darius. Original...
The Queen's racehorse Aureole, ridden by Eph Smith wins the Hardwicke Stakes at Ascot, 18th June 1954. On the right is Janitor, ridden by Manny...
Tour de France , departure from Amsterdam, start at Haagseweg, the official start with the French, July 8 sports, bicycle racing, The Netherlands,...
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh in the royal box at Auckland Racing Club, Ellerslie Racecourse, New Zealand, circa 1954.
Female police sergeant speaking into the handheld unit of a public address system as she directs traffic on the first day of the 1954 Royal Ascot...
Roberto Mieres, Maserati A6GCM, Grand Prix of Belgium, Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, 20 June 1954. The Maserai of Roberto Mieres ob fire as he climbs...
Sport, Motor Racing, Formula One, pic: 5th July 1954, French Grand Prix at Rheims, Mercedes driver, German driver Karl Kling at practice prior to the...
Royal Tour, Ceylon Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh are pictured at the races in Colombo, watching horses in the saddling enclosure
Iron Liege warms up before the Flamingo Stakes on March 2, 1957 at the Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida.
Peter Collins driving an Aston Martin DB3S finishing 2nd in the Aintree International race, England 2nd October 1954.
Poster advertising Norton motor bikes, from a catalogue, 1954. A couple out for a ride on a Norton, with a race and spectators in the background.
Fangio in Alfa Romeo, prior to the San Remo Grand Prix, Italy, 1950. Juan Manuel Fangio won the race, his first at the wheel of an Alfa Romeo. In his...
Mechanics examine Juan Manuel Fangio's W196 Mercedes Benz in the pits at the French Grand Prix in Reims, 4th July 1954. Original Publication: Picture...
February 21, 1954: Cars exit the south turn of the Daytona Beach-Road Course during the NASCAR Cup race. Tim Flock in a 1954 Oldsmobile took the...
March 21, 1954: Herb Thomas leads the field in his 1953 Hudson Hornet on the pace lap for the NASCAR Cup race at Lakewood Speedway. Also pictured are...
Australian athlete Marjorie Jackson during the first heat of the Women's 100 Yard Dash at the British Empire Games in Vancouver, Canada, 6th August...
February 20, 1955: Jack Rutherfurd of Palm Beach, FL, brought this 12-cylinder Ferrari to the Daytona Beach-Road Course in 1954 and set a world...
The Queen's racehorse Landau, ridden by Sir Gordon Richards, wins the Rous Memorial Stakes at Ascot, 18th June 1954.
Tour de France , departure from Amsterdam, Dutch team at the start in Stadion, July 8 teams, sports, cycling, The Netherlands, 20th century press...
Tour de France , departure from Amsterdam, the Tour caravan leaves the Stadion, July 8 sports, bicycle racing, The Netherlands, 20th century press...
Tour de France , departure from Amsterdam, Dutch team on old bicycles, July 8 teams, sports, bicycle racing, The Netherlands, 20th century press...
Modified stock cars line up behind a pair of pace cars as they get ready for a race at Lynchburg Speedway. The track operated as a quarter-mile dirt...
General view of a young boy stuffing his face with a blueberry pie after an event at Gymkhana, which is an equestrian event consisting of speed...
Erwin ÒCannonballÓ Baker , the first Commissioner of NASCAR, chats with actor Jackie Cooper, one of the original ÒOur GangÓ members when he was a...
The 3rd Annual Waiters and Waitresses Race at The Festival Gardens in London. Picture taken 18th September 1954.
General view of an unidentified women rides her horse while participating in Gymkhana, which is an equestrian event consisting of speed pattern...
The finish of the Derby Stakes at Epsom, Surrey: Never Say Die , ridden by Lester Piggott, leads from Arabian Night , ridden by Tommy Gosling, and...
The site and location where it all began, the Streamline Hotel in Daytona Beach. Preliminary meetings for the formation of NASCAR were held here in...
Lee Petty poses with his car and trophy after winning the race at the Palm Beach Speedway in his Dodge, just as he did a year earlier when he won...
Jockey Eddie Arcaro rides Bold Ruler as they go on to win the Flamingo Stakes on March 2, 1957 at the Hialeah Park Race Track in Hialeah, Florida.
Double Twelve Race, Brooklands, Surrey, 1929. Artist: Bill Brunell.Bentley 4398 cc. Entry No: 12. Drivers: Birkin, H.R.S./Holder, H.N. Bentley 6597...
Pilot Karl-Heinz Schaufele breaks speed record with his streamlined version of a Lloyd LP 400 Weiss Maus in the racing circuit of Montlhéry, France,...
La Reine Mere et sa fille la Reine Elisabeth etudient le programme durant la course hippique de Derby, le 2 juin 1954 a Epsom, Royaume-Uni.
Fangio, of Argentina, in a Mercedes-Benz, and Stirling Moss, fight for position during the grand prix race at Silverstone last Saturday. The race was...
Grand Prix motorcycle racers Werner Haas, Rupert Hollaus and Carlo Ubbiali, following the Ultra Lightweight International T T Race, Isle of Man, June...
Tony Brooks at a BARC Members meeting at Goodwood, West Sussex, 1954. His win in 1955 on the Syracuse circuit in Sicily was Britain's first...
The finish of the 1954 Epsom Derby, with Lester Piggott on Never Say Die winning by two lengths, 2nd June 1954. Arabian Night, ridden by Tommy...
German driver Karl Kling in of the Mercedes racing cars which dominated the French Grand Prix at Reims. Original Publication: Picture Post - 7209 -...
Corydalis, ridden by J Forte and owned by Major CE Raphael, being led to the unsaddling enclosure at Ascot after his victory in the Ascot Stakes.