Remi Bellocq cartoon

The 40th Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association (TOBA) National Awards Dinner will be held on Saturday, Sept. 6 at Fasig-Tipton in Lexington, Kentucky, the group said via a press release on Friday. Hosted by FanDuel's Scott Hazelton, the event will feature a more informal feel in terms of recommended "blue jeans, boots, and bling" attire, open seating dining, signature Bluegrass music, and a Kentucky bourbon experience. As part of the anniversary, cartoonist and TDN contributor Remi Bellocq created a signature illustration focusing on the theme of "Cheers to 40 Years"...

It's not hyperbole to call cartoonist Pierre Bellocq a legend. Since he arrived in the U.S. from his native France in the mid-fifties he spent the next 50-plus years making readers of the old Morning Telegraph and the Daily Racing Form laugh. His cartoons were always creative, witty, thought-provoking and, most importantly, fun. Now 96, Peb lives in Princeton, New Jersey and, if you ask him to do so, he'll crank out a cartoon that is every bit as good as anything he's ever done. We brought in Peb and...

Remi Bellocq's cartoon for Friday, September 1.