Ira Hanford
Ira Hanford | |
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Occupation | Jockey |
Born | Fairbury, Nebraska | February 24, 1918
Died | November 21, 2009 Ocala, Florida | (aged 91)
Major racing wins | |
As a jockey: Bay Shore Handicap (1936) East View Stakes (1936) Jerome Handicap (1936) Stars and Stripes Handicap (1938) Bahamas Stakes (1939, 1953) Flamingo Stakes (1939) Tropical Handicap (1939) (1946) Delaware Handicap (1948) Gallorette Handicap (1952) Monmouth Oaks (1952) Comely Stakes (1953) Hibiscus Stakes (1953) Ladies Handicap (1953) U.S. Triple Crown wins:
As a trainer: | |
Significant horses | |
Bold Venture, La Corredora, , Seabiscuit |
Ira G. "Babe" Hanford (February 24, 1918 – November 21, 2009) was an American jockey. He rode the winning horse Bold Venture in the 1936 Kentucky Derby. The colt he rode while still an apprentice was owned and bred by Morton L. Schwartz and trained by Hall of Fame inductee, Max Hirsch.[1]
His career was interrupted by four years of service with the United States Army during World War II.[2]
Ira Hanford died of cancer on November 21, 2009, in Ocala, Florida at age 91. He was the brother of Kelso's Hall of Fame trainer, Carl Hanford.[3]
External link[]
- Photos of 1) Ira Hanford & Jim Braddock and 2) Carl & Ira Hanford [1]
References[]
- ^ "Ira Hanford, Who Rode Winner of '36 Derby, Dies at 91". New York Times. 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2018-12-16.
- ^ "Returning to Derby 70 Years Later". New York Times. 2006-04-30. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
- ^ "Oldest Derby-winning jockey dies in Ocala at 91". Ocala.com. 2009-11-26. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
- American horse racing biography stubs
- 1918 births
- 2009 deaths
- Deaths from cancer in Florida
- American jockeys
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- People from Fairbury, Nebraska