Robert V. McGarvey (October 2, 1888 - October 31, 1952) was an American National Champion trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses whose clients included prominent owners

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and Emil and Jean Denemark. In 1935 Robert McGarvey trained Forever Yours to earn

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honors. In 1937, McGarvey was the U.S. Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by earnings. Between 1928 and 1951, Robert McGarvey had eight starters in the

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. His best results were three third-place finishes with Whiskolo (1935),

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(1937) and Ruhe in 1951. Robert McGarvey died at age 64 on October 31, 1952, at St. Joseph Hospital in

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, after suffering a heart attack.

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