William M. Garth

William Garth
Occupation Trainer, owner, breeder
Born (1863-09-12)September 12, 1863
United States
Died June 15, 1934(1934-06-15) (aged 70)
Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
Major racing wins

Washington Nursery Stakes (1907)
Tyro Stakes (1909)
Minto Selling Stakes (1911)
Pimlico Nursery Stakes (1913, 1921, 1923)
Aberdeen Stakes (1919)
Suburban Handicap (1920)
Excelsior Handicap (1921)
Spring Juvenile Stakes (1921)
Youthful Stakes (1921)
Hopeful Stakes (1922)
Tremont Stakes (1922)
United States Hotel Stakes (1922)
Withers Stakes (1922)
Gazelle Handicap (1923)
Carlton Handicap (1923)
Dwyer Stakes (1923, 1929)
Knickerbocker Handicap (1923)
Laurel Handicap (1923)
Potomac Handicap (1923)
Astoria Stakes (1928)
Victoria Stakes (1932)

U.S. Triple Crown race wins:
Kentucky Derby (1920)
Significant horses
Dunlin, Paul Jones, Martingale

William M. Garth (September 12, 1863 - June 15, 1934) was an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses best known for winning the 1920 Kentucky Derby with Paul Jones for owner Ral Parr.[1] He also trained Martingale to a second-place finish behind Zev in the 1923 Kentucky Derby.[2]

Garth family background

William M. Garth was a descendant of the prosperous family of Thomas Garth, the first of the Garth family to settle in Albemarle County, Virginia in 1762.[3] One of several in the family named William, he owned Ingleside Stock Farm which had its own training track and a 5,000 square-foot horse barn. The property was on Garth Road outside Charlottesville, Virginia which was named for his family.[4]

William Garth is buried in the Garth Chapel Cemetery on Garth Road in Owensville, Virginia. [5] His son, J. Woods Garth, followed in his father's footsteps and is best known as the trainer of Snob II, a multiple stakes winner who ran second to Pillory in the 1922 Belmont Stakes.[6]

References

  1. ↑ 1920 Kentucky Derby stats at Churchill Downs, Incorporated Retrieved August 4, 2018
  2. ↑ 1923 Kentucky Derby stats at Churchill Downs, Incorporated Retrieved August 4, 2018
  3. ↑ U. S. National Park Service Department of the Interior - Historic American Buildings Survey Retrieved August 17, 2018
  4. ↑ Better Publications LLC - The Hook archives, Charlottesville, Virginia Retrieved August 17, 2018
  5. ↑ Findagrave memorial for William M. Garth
  6. ↑ Belmont Stakes history Retrieved August 16, 2018
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