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Lester Anthony Balaski (June 21, 1915 – September 1, 1964) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey, a soldier who served his country during World War II, and a founding director and a First Vice-President of the Jockeys' Guild who died as a result of injuries suffered in an August 22, 1964, racing accident at Agua Caliente ...
Lester Anthony Balaski (June 21, 1915 – September 1, 1964) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey, a soldier who served his country during World War II, and a founding director and a First Vice-President of the Jockeys' Guild who died as a result of injuries suffered in an August 22, 1964, racing accident at Agua Caliente Racetrack ...
Her deep affinity for horses, a passion stemming from her childhood spent on the racetrack alongside her father, the renowned jockey Lester Balaski, greatly influences her work. Belinda's artistic focus revolves around capturing the essence and unique beauty of living creatures and the natural world.
Belinda Balaski, a native of Southern California, creates colorful watercolor and pastel paintings of people, landscapes, seascapes, flowers, and animals. She is especially fond of painting horses, influenced by her childhood on the racetrack with her father, the well-known jockey, Lester Balaski.
"My father was Lester Balaski," a prize winning jockey who traveled the circuit - as did Belinda and her family. Henceforth, "every 3 months I was in a rotating succession of schools." Because of her father's popularity, this rotation included spending time with her family's acquaintances such as Betty Grable and Jimmy Durante.
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Lester Anthony Balaski (June 21, 1915 – September 1, 1964) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey, a soldier who served his country during World War II, and a founding director and a First Vice-President of the Jockeys' Guild who died as a result of injuries suffered in an August 22, 1964, racing accident at Agua Caliente Racetrack ...
