HORSE RACING 

WINNER'S CIRCLE PHOTO LIGHT GIRL 

HENRY WAJDA*

 MILANI 

HEVERLY 

EAST COAST TRACK

RARE

* VETERAN JOCKEY HENRY WADJA, AGE 39 DIED OF INJURIES SUSTAINED WHEN HE FELL FROM HIS HORSE AND WAS KICKED IN THE CHEST AT THE START OF THE SECOND RACE AT ROCKINGHAM PARK ON JULY 20, 1973

HE WAS HONORED IN 1960 BY THE NEW ENGLAND TURF WRITERS ASSOCIATION FOR THE LIFE-SAVING AID HE GAVE TO A FELLOW JOCKEY DURING A TRACK SIDE FALL. HE WAS WELL KNOWN FOR RAISING ENTHUSIASTS THROUGHOUT THE NEW ENGLAND AREA.

POSSIBLY LATE 1950'S / 1960'S

POSSIBLY ROCKINGHAM PARK AS MY FATHER WORKED THERE AT THAT TIME.

CONDITION: PRETTY GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE! NEEDS TO BE GLUED TO THE BACKING. 

PLEASE SEE THE PICTURES TO MAKE YOUR OWN OVERALL ASSESSMENT AS WELL.