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Carl Henry Hanford (March 12, 1916 - August 14, 2011) was a United States Hall of Fame trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses best known for guiding Kelso to five straight American Horse of the Year titles; no other horse has won more than three times.[1]
Hanford's training career was interrupted when he served five years in the United States Army Remount Service during World War II.
Carl Hanford also notably trained La Corredora, a racemare voted the Champion Handicap Mare of 1953 by the New York Turf Writers Association.[2]
In 1999 Carl Hanford was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.[3]
Ira Hanford was a brother of Carl who in 1936 became the first apprentice jockey to ever win the Kentucky Derby.[4]
References
- ^ National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Retrieved October 12, 2018
- ^ The Troy Record (Troy, New York) November 21, 1953 page 16 article Retrieved October 12, 2018
- ^ "Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in Wilmington, Delaware - 1999". www.desports.org.
- ^ New York Times August 21, 2011 article titled Carl Hanford, Kelso’s Trainer, Dies at 95 Retrieved October 12, 2018
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