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Obituary: Noted photographer Raymond G. Woolfe, Jr., best known for his work when he seemed to have unlimited access to Secretariat and his connections, died on May 10. His book, Secretariat, was first published in 1974, and was one of the only two major books of the time about the Triple Crown champion. The other of course was Bill Nack's definitive biography of Secretariat. Interesting both men died within weeks of each other.
I have a copy of his original edition of the book, plus a limited edition, which I hope is okay in the storage unit.
Woolfe was a jockey before he turned photojournalist. Many of his Secretariat pictures are famous, including the one of Secretariat seemingly leaping into the air before making his sweeping first turn in the 1973 Preakness. That picture served as a model for the statue of Secretariat at Belmont Park.
After an apprenticeship with famed New York fashion and Kennedy family photographer, Mark Shaw, Raymie shot advertising, fashion, society, and celebrity print layouts. In 1968, he covered the Chicago Democratic convention and ensuing riots. Before long, his love of thoroughbred racing drew him back to a job at the Daily Racing Form. During his time with the DRF, he wrote the acclaimed Secretariat, a book many consider the definitive work on the great 1973 Triple Crown winner.
The book is considered a collector's item today. Woolfe was 82 years old.
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