Pre-War Cards

Even though horse racing is very popular today, it was arguably more popular in the pre-war era.

Horse racing cards exist from the early days of card collecting in the 19th century with the sport depicted on numerous trade cards and early tobacco cards. Continuing into the 1900s, the sport was even featured exclusively in horse racing-only sets.

Cards of early black jockey Isaac Murphy are not only very popular but rare. And other stars, including Gordon Richards and more, are sought after, too. These cards vary quite a bit — some featuring the jockey, others featuring the racehorses themselves.

Below are known sets from the American Card Catalog with these types of cards as well as a handful of other popular uncatalogued international sets.

Sets

1888 Allen & Ginter Race Horses (N52)	Allen & Ginter Racing Colors of the World (A12)	Allen & Ginter Racing Colors of the World (N22)
Allen & Ginter World’s Racers (A18)	Allen & Ginter World’s Racers (N32)	1912 American Caramel Jockey Caramels (E47)
1881 Clay and Richmond Horse Racing Trade Cards	Goodwin Canvas Backs (N168)	1888 Kinney Famous Running Horses (N229)
1888 Kinney Famous Running Horses (N230)	1888 Kinney Famous Running Horses / Great American Trotters (N239)	1888 Kinney Great American Trotters (N231)
1888 Kinney Running Horses (A57)	1910 Robertson Candy Jockeys (V150)

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