Photographs taken by Czech secret police circa 1970-‘80
life:
In 1955, photographer John Dominis covered the Kentucky Derby for LIFE — and somehow had the prescience to pay special attention to the eventual winner and his utterly singular trainer….
Original caption when image appeared in LIFE: “Trainer Meshach Tenney beds with Swaps in the straw of a Churchill Downs stall just 40 hours before the start of the big race.”
See the photos here.
