Nina Kaiser Bronze Equine Sculpture

 

 

 

 

 

 



 
March 7, 2008 JOHN HENRY PIECE CREATION PROFILED By DRF columnist Jay Hovdey

A fitting tribute takes shape
Nina Kaiser was not happy. Something wasn't quite right. Maybe it was the tilt of the head, or the width of the chest, or the right knee. That's it. He was just a little bit back at the knee. Or maybe the hind end in relation to the chest. No, it was the eye, his unforgettable eye. The eye had to be perfect or else nothing would matter. Read full story

 

January 2008   SANTA ANITA COMMISSIONS LIFE-SIZED BRONZE
                                        OF JOHN HENRY

In a fitting tribute to the legendary gelding who plied his trade there, Santa Anita is commissioning Nina Kaiser to create a life-sized sculpture of John Henry. The statue will stand in the paddock gardens. This is only the second horse in Santa Anita's 73 year history to be so memorialized, the first being Seabiscuit. "I am extremely honored to be chosen by Santa Anita to create this tribute to John Henry. I can still see him in my mind's eye as he stood like a statue every morning on his way to the track", said Kaiser. The unveiling of the piece, to be installed in the paddock gardens, will take place during the Santa Anita winter/spring 2008-2009 meet.


July 2007 "The Finish" Presented at Colonial Downs

 

Nina Kaiser’s latest release “The Finish”, commissioned by Colonial Downs for the $1,000,000 Colonial Derby, was presented for the first time on July 21. The race was won by Peachtree Stable’s Red Giant, who is trained by Todd Pletcher. “The Finish” will soon be available as Limited Edition Jeff Coady Photo

 

March 2007  NYRA SELECTS KAISER PIECE

NYRA has selected Nina Kaiser’s creation “Playful” to be used as the Owner’s trophies for the New York Bred Stakes that will be run at the upcoming spring/summer Belmont Park meeting.


February 2007  COLONIAL DOWNS COMMISSIONS TROPHIES FOR
                                                    GRASS STAKES

Colonial Downs has commissioned Nina Kaiser to create  trophies for the Colonial Turf Cup (Gr.III) and Virginia Derby (Gr. II), the first two legs of the prestigious Grand Slam of Grass. The initial trophies will be presented this summer.


September 2006  FTBOA COMMISSIONS NEW AWARDS

The Florida Thoroughbred Breeders and Owners Association has commissioned Nina Kaiser to create a new sculpture to be used as their Annual Divisional Championship Awards.

The new awards will be presented for the first time  at the 2007 February  Awards dinner


July 2006  2006 PINCAY AWARD PRESENTED
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Benoit Photo
The Stute brothers, Mel, left, and Warren, right, accept the Laffit Pincay Jr. Award from Pincay, center, Saturday, July 8, 2006, at Hollywood Park in Inglewood, Calif. The award was designed by Nina Kaiser and is presented for serving horse racing with integrity, dedication, determination and distinction.

Jan 2006  SANTA ANITA UNVEILS BUST OF CHRIS MCCARRON
Former Presidential candidate Gov. Dukakis and his wife flank artist Nina Kaiser and Chris McCarron

The Los Angeles Turf Club unveiled the life sized bust of Hall of Fame jockey Chris McCarron it commissioned Nina Kaiser to sculpt on January 14. The bust was installed in their paddock sculpture garden and joins the busts of three other legendary Hall of Famers, Johnny Longden, Bill Shoemaker and Laffit Pincay Jr. which Ms. Kaiser executed in 1992.


Oct 2005  SHOEMAKER AWARD PRESENTED AT BREEDERS CUP
Nina Kaiser's original sculpture "Shoemaker" was presented to jockey Garret Gomez on the morning following the 2005 Breeders Cup. This award, known as The Shoemaker Award, is presented annually to the jockey who wins the most races on Breeders Cup day. The 2004 winner was jockey Jose Santos.
 

Aug 2005  DEL MAR SELECTS NINA KAISER TO SCULPT PACIFIC
                                         CLASSIC WINNER.
The Del Mar Thoroughbred Club has commissioned Nina Kaiser to sculpt Borrego, the winner of  the 2005 Pacific Classic. An artist each year is commissioned to capture the likeness of the winner of Del Mar's signature race. Ms. Kaiser is the first sculptor to be chosen. One cast will be presented to the winning owners while the other will remain in the permanent collection of the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club.
In addition she will also be creating an ongoing trophy to be given to the leading owner, trainer and jockey of the preceding Del Mar race meeting. The first ones will be presented in July of 2006.
photo credit Adam Coglianese/NYRA

Aug 2005  LEWIS'S DONATE SERENA'S SONG SCULPTURE TO
                                              NATIONAL MUSEUM OF RACING.
Robert and Beverly Lewis recently donated a bronze done by Nina Kaiser of their former leading money-winning mare Serena's Song to The National Museum of Racing in Saratoga New York. The sculpture was commissioned by the Lewis's in 1997. Other editions of the bronze were previously given by the Lewis's to trainer Wayne Lukas and jockey Gary Stevens in appreciation for their work with Serena's Song.
photo credit Mike Kane/NMR

Aug 2005   NINA KAISER SELECTED TO CREATE DEL MAR TROPHIES
Del Mar Thoroughbred Club has selected Nina Kaiser to create the annual trophy that honors the leading owner, trainer and jockey of the each Del Mar race meeting. The first of these trophies will be presented during the 2006 Del Mar meet.
   

 


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