Photograph of the American Thoroughbred Sir Barton with jockey Earl Sande up.
As a three-year-old in 1919, Sir Barton won the Kentucky Derby, the Preakness Stakes, and the Belmont Stakes (by five lengths, setting a new American record). He was…
Photograph of the American Thoroughbred Crusader with jockey Earl Sande up.
Crusader, sired by Man o’ War out of Star Fancy, was bred and owned by Sam Riddle. Trained by G.R. Tompkins, Crusader was honored as Horse of the Year in 1926, with a…
Jockey Earl Sande is pictured with George Hamlet Keene.
Earl Sande, the country’s top earner in 1921, 1923, and 1927, was inducted into the U.S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1955. His many stakes wins included three Kentucky Derbies (1923, 1925,…