Robert Augustus Smith (1869 - December 4, 1942) was a two-time
U.S. National Champion trainer of
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word ''thoroughbred'' is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed. Thoroughbreds are c ...
racehorses and a
U. S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee who won the
1934 Kentucky Derby
The 1934 Kentucky Derby was the 60th running of the Kentucky Derby. The race took place on May 5, 1934. The win by the Brookmeade Stable of Isabel Dodge Sloane marked the fifth time in Derby history that a woman was the winning owner. Horses Pri ...
with
Cavalcade and the
1934 Preakness Stakes with
High Quest. In addition to his own, Smith trained horses to four National Championships including
American Horse of the Year
The American Award for Horse of the Year, one of the Eclipse Awards, is the highest honor given in American thoroughbred horse racing. Because Thoroughbred horse racing in the United States has no governing body to sanction the various awards, "Hor ...
.
References
1869 births
1942 deaths
American horse trainers
American Champion racehorse trainers
United States Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame inductees
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