Art Sherman

Art Sherman
Sherman in 2014
Occupation	Horse trainer
Born	(1937-02-17) February 17, 1937 (age 87) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
Career wins	481 (as a jockey)[1] 2,261 (as a trainer) (as of January 21, 2015)[2]
Major racing wins
American Classics wins: Kentucky Derby (2014) Preakness Stakes (2014) Other Grade I wins: Dubai World Cup (2016) Clement L. Hirsch Stakes (2011) Hollywood Derby (2010, 2014) Citation Handicap (2007) Triple Bend Invitational Handicap (2006)[3]
Significant horses
California Chrome, Ultra Blend, Silent Lure, Haimish Hy, Lang Field

Art Sherman (born February 17, 1937^[4]) is a former American horse trainer and jockey. At the age of 77 he became the oldest trainer to win the Kentucky Derby. He began his career as a stable hand for Rex Ellsworth and Mesh Tenney. While working in Ellsworth's barn, he was the exercise rider for the 1955 Kentucky Derby winner Swaps and 1956 Kentucky Derby entrant Terrang.

In 1957, Sherman became a licensed jockey, enjoying modest success, and began training horses in 1979. Sherman had trained ten Graded stakes winners and is credited with over 2,100 wins prior to becoming the trainer of California Chrome. He was hired to train California Chrome in 2013, due to his "old school" training techniques. Prior to the 2014 Kentucky Derby, he had conditioned the horse through four consecutive wins, and California Chrome entered the Derby as the favorite and won. Two weeks later, California Chrome also won the 2014 Preakness Stakes. Sherman is married and has two sons, Alan and Steve, both in the horse training business.