Earl Sande

Earl Sande (1898 to 1968) was an American Hall of Fame jockey and later Thoroughbred trainer, born in Groton, South Dakota. He began as a bronco buster and quarter horse rider before switching to Thoroughbred racing in 1918, and rode for owners such as Harry F. Sinclair and Samuel D. Riddle. He was the leading money-winning jockey in the United States in 1921, 1923 and 1927, won the Belmont Stakes five times, the Kentucky Derby three times and the Preakness Stakes once, and took the 1930 Triple Crown on Gallant Fox. After retiring in 1932 he trained, and was the leading trainer in the United States in 1938. He entered the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1955 and was the subject of several poems by Damon Runyon.