James G. Rowe Sr. | |
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Occupation | Jockey / Trainer |
Born | 1857 Richmond, Virginia, United States |
Died | August 2, 1929 Saratoga, New York United States | (aged 72)
Career wins | Not found |
Major racing wins | |
Champion Stakes (1880, 1881, 1884) Tidal Stakes (1880-1883, 1905, 1907-1909) Juvenile Stakes (1881, 1885, 1888, 1900, 1920, 1924) Withers Stakes (1883, 1884, 1904, 1908, 1909) Manhattan Handicap (1887, 1890, 1914, 1926, 1928) Futurity Stakes (1890, 1897, 1899, 1907, 1908, 1909 1913, 1915, 1921) Junior Champion Stakes (1900, 1904, 1907, 1908)
American Classic Race wins: | |
Racing awards | |
United States Champion jockey (1871, 1872, 1873) United States' Champion trainer by earnings (1908, 1913, 1915) | |
Honours | |
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1955) | |
Significant horses | |
Ballot, Colin, Commando, Hindoo, Johren, George Kinney, Luke Blackburn, Maskette, Miss Woodford, Peter Pan, Regret, Sysonby, Whisk Broom II |
James Gordon Rowe Sr. (1857 – August 2, 1929) was an American jockey and horse trainer elected to the Hall of Fame for Thoroughbred Horse racing. He won the Belmont Stakes twice as a jockey and 8 times as a trainer. He had 34 champion horses to his credit, more than any other trainer in the Hall of Fame.[1]