Vital Force
- oil on canvas
- Allen F. Brewer, Jr.
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$5000. - 7000. **Painting together with Gold Cup. "Keeneland 'The Lafayette Stakes' 1959" Run from 1937 to 2008 Keeneland's Lafayette Stakes was named for the venerable downtown Lafayette Hotel which was a popular meeting place for both local and visiting horsemen. Shown here is a 1959 divisional winner Vital Force who was one of the top 10 two-year-olds of the year. Included with this Brewer painting is the 14-karat-gold julep cup presented by Keeneland to the winning connections of Vital Force. A gold julep cup has been presented to the owners of graded stakes winners since the fall meet of 1952.