Sam Hildreth

Sam Hildreth
Sam Hildreth, 1910
OccupationTrainer
BornMay 16, 1866
Independence, Missouri,
United States
DiedSeptember 24, 1929(1929-09-24) (aged 63)
Career winsNot found
Major racing wins
Bowie Handicap
(1909, 1911, 1915, 1920)
Brooklyn Handicap
(1909, 1910, 1916, 1920, 1921, 1923, 1924)
Metropolitan Handicap
(1909, 1915, 1921, 1922, 1923)
Suburban Handicap
(1909, 1915, 1916, 1923, 1924)
Travers Stakes (1910, 1922)
Jockey Club Gold Cup (1919, 1921, 1922)

American Classic Race wins:
Belmont Stakes
(1899, 1909, 1916, 1917, 1921, 1923, 1924)

Racing awards
United States Champion trainer by wins
(1921, 1927)
United States Champion trainer by earnings
(1909, 1910, 1911, 1916, 1917
1921, 1922, 1923, 1924)
U.S. Leading Thoroughbred owner by earnings
(1909, 1910, 1911)
Honors
United States' Racing Hall of Fame (1955)
Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame (1971)
Significant horses
Jean Bereaud, Fitz Herbert, King James, Novelty, Dalmatian, Friar Rock, Hourless,
Mad Hatter, Mahubah, Purchase, Grey Lag, Zev, Mad Play

Samuel Clay Hildreth (May 16, 1866 – September 24, 1929) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing Hall of Fame trainer and owner.[1]