A jockey mid-jump in front of the starting gate of a horse race, another man is moving toward him with his hands raised while the other jockeys are mounted on their horses. A blurry crows in stands is visible on the right side.
Two labels on back of photo; one from the 12th annual competition of the National Press Photography Association Aug 12, 1954. One from Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News.

Ralph Morgan was a commercial and freelance photographer in the Denver area. He took photographs of businesses for promotional purposes and was the official photographer for the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Denver, Colorado. He also sold his freelance work to newspapers and photo syndicates. He was interested in horse racing, along with horse and dog shows.