Forbes Direct wins 8th race

Photographer

Guy Kendall

Preview

Creation Date

7-6-1940

Sex of the horse

Gelding

Sire

Napoleon Direct

Dam

Gay Forbes by Malcolm Forbes

Stable/ Owner

Mrs. Fred J. (Avis) Gross

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Stable/Owner Location

Auburn, Maine

Driver Name

Jordan

Race

Gorham Fair Association

Description

Black and white action photograph of bay gelding, pacer Forbes Direct, Jordan up, leading the field toward the finish line in the eights race of the Saturday, July 6, 1940 race event at Narragansett Park on the Gorham Fair Grounds. Forbes Direct finished the race in a time of 2.08. Brown stallion The Law, Utton up, placed in second while bay gelding, Prince Adam, another horse owned by Avis Gross of Auburn, Hall up, showed with a third place finish.