Robert Augustus Smith

Robert Augustus Smith (1869 - December 4, 1942) was a two-time U.S. National Champion trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses and a U. S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee who won the 1934 Kentucky Derby 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.[1] [2]

Robert A. Smith
OccupationTrainer
Born1869
Newburgh, New York,
United States
DiedDecember 5, 1942
Yonkers, New York,
United States
Major racing wins
Havre de Grace Handicap (1918, 1935)
Toronto Cup Stakes (1920)
Hopeful Stakes (1923, 1934)
Coaching Club American Oaks (1925)
Cowdin Stakes (1925)
Washington Handicap (1926)
Clover Stakes (1927)
Rosedale Stakes (1927)
Columbus Handicap (1928)
Empire City Handicap (1928)
Endurance Handicap (1928)
Great American Stakes (1928)
Jennings Handicap (1928)
Jerome Stakes (1929)
Pimlico Oaks (1928, 1929)
Arlington Classic (1933, 1934)
Toboggan Handicap (1933, 1934)
Travers Stakes (1933)
American Derby (1934)
Chesapeake Stakes (1934)
Flamingo Stakes (1934)
Sanford Stakes (1934)
Shevlin Stakes (1936)

U.S. Triple Crown series:
Kentucky Derby (1934)
Preakness Stakes (1934)

Racing awards
United States Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by earnings (1933, 1934)
Honours
National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1976)
Significant horses
Articulate, Bridal Flower, Cavalcade,
Good Goods, Greyfield, High Quest, Diogenes, Edith Cavell, Florence Nightingale, Mars, Psychic Bid, Time Clock

References

  1. "Robert A. Smith". racingmuseum.org. 2019-01-01. Retrieved 2019-04-13.
  2. "R. A. (Bob) Smith, Noted Turf Figure". New York Times, page 15. 1942-12-05. Retrieved 2019-02-11.


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