Earl Sande

Earl Sande (November 13, 1898 ? August 19, 1968) was an American jockey and thoroughbred horse trainer.

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November 13 - 1898 - August 19 - 1968 - American - Jockey - Thoroughbred - Horse trainer

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Born in Groton, South Dakota, he stated out as a broncobuster in the early 1900's but then became a successful quarter horse rider and advocate before switching to thoroughbred racing in 1918. During his thoroughbred racing career Earl Sande was the leading money-winning jockey in the United States in 1921, 1923, and again in 1927. He won both the Belmont Stakes and the Jockey Club Gold Cup on five occasions, the Kentucky Derby three times and the Preakness Stakes once. In 1923 he won 39 stakes races, ten of which were on Zev, including the Kentucky Derby, Belmont Stakes, and a match race against England's Epsom Derby winner Papyrus. Sande's most famous wins came aboard Gallant Fox in 1930 when he won the U.S. Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.

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Groton - South Dakota - Belmont Stakes - Jockey Club Gold Cup - Kentucky Derby - Preakness Stakes - Zev - Epsom Derby - Gallant Fox - Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

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Sande's fame was such that he was immortalized in a number of poems by Damon Runyon. Following his retirement in 1932, Earl Sande turning to training and in 1938 was the United States leading trainer.

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In 1955, Earl Sande was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. His life story was told in the 2004 book by Richard J. Maturi titled "Triple Crown Winner: The Earl Sande Saga" (ISBN 0960729852).

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Earl Sande died in 1968 at the Landshead Resort in Nassau, Bahamas.

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