Colorado, Eclipse Stakes Winner Country Life Magazine Portrait July 23 1927

Colorado, Lord Derby's Eclipse Stakes Winner Country Life Magazine Portrait, Frontispiece, July 23 1927. LXII No. 1592

The featured frontispiece this week shows Colorado, Lord Derby’s Eclipse Stakes winner.

• Major Win: Colorado won the prestigious Eclipse Stakes in 1927.
• Other Notable Wins: He also won the 2,000 Guineas in 1926, one of the British Classic races.
• Owner: Owned by Lord Derby (Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby), a leading figure in British horse racing and namesake of the Epsom Derby.
• Legacy: After a successful racing career, Colorado was retired to stud but died young in 1929.

This is an authentic original page from Country Life magazine, part of the iconic series often affectionately referred to as the “Girls in Pearls” portraits — elegant society images that captured a distinctive era of British publishing and portraiture.

Size: Approximately 13.75 x 9 inches (35 x 23 cm)

Condition: Very good for its age. As with all vintage magazine pages, light signs of handling or minor age-related blemishes may be present. Please review the large photo carefully for full condition details.

This original Country Life Magazine frontispiece portrait forms part of The Old Map Shop’s curated archive of society portraits published between 1897 and 2026.