Gwyn R. Tompkins
| Gwyn Tompkins | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Trainer |
| Born | 1861 United States |
| Died | November 26, 1938 |
| Career wins | Not found |
| Major racing wins | |
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Beverwyck Steeplechase Handicap (1905) American Grand National (1910) Belmont Stakes (1925) |
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| Racing awards | |
| United States Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by earnings (1925) | |
| Significant horses | |
| American Flag, Friar's Carse, Maid at Arms | |
Beverwyck Steeplechase Handicap (1905)
Meadow Brook Hunters' Trial (1905)
Bayside Steeplechase (1907)
Pimlico Autumn Handicap (1922)
Washington Handicap (1922, 1924)
Grand Union Hotel Stakes (1923)
Interborough Handicap (1924)
Geyser Handicap (1924)
Clover Stakes (1925)
Dwyer Stakes (1925)
Fashion Stakes (1925)
Manor Handicap (1925)
Keene Memorial Stakes (1925)
Matron Stakes (1925)
Withers Stakes (1925)
Harbor Hill Steeplechase (1926)
Catskill Claiming Stakes (1931)
Gwyn R. Tompkins (1861 – November 26, 1938) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer and owner in both steeplechase and flat racing.
Tompkins owned and trained Rossfenton who in 1910 won the most prestigious steeplechase event in the United States, the American Grand National. [1] Fifteen years later he gained national prominence in flat racing when he took over from Louis Feustel in 1923 as head trainer for Sam Riddle's famous Glen Riddle Farm.
While training for Riddle, 1925 Gwyn Tompkins accomplished something extraordinary in Thoroughbred racing when he conditioned the American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (Friar's Carse), the American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (Maid at Arms), and the American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (American Flag). In addition, that same year Tompkins prepared the then two-year-old Crusader who would earn 1926 American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse and Horse of the Year honors. For 1925, Gwyn Tompkins was the United States Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by earnings.
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