Noble Threewitt
| Noble Threewitt | |
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| Occupation | Trainer |
| Born |
February 24, 1911 Benton, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | September 17, 2010 (aged 99) West Covina, California, U.S. |
| Career wins | 2,038 |
| Major racing wins | |
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Santa Margarita Handicap (1954) Wood Memorial Stakes (1954) Florida Derby (1954) John C. Mabee Handicap (1960, 1965) Del Mar Oaks (1963) Malibu Stakes (1971) Palos Verdes Handicap (1971, 1984) San Luis Rey Handicap (1971) California Derby (1977) Baldwin Stakes (1984) El Conejo Handicap (1985) San Carlos Handicap (1985) San Pasqual Handicap (1985) San Rafael Stakes (1993) Swaps Stakes (1993) Best Pal Stakes (1997) Pat O'Brien Handicap (1998) Desert Stormer Handicap (2000) |
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| Racing awards | |
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Hollywood Park leading trainer (1959, 1960, 1961) Golden Gate Fields leading trainer (1970) Laffit Pincay Jr. Award (2005) |
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| Honours | |
| Noble Threewitt Health Center at Santa Anita Park | |
| Significant horses | |
| Correlation, King of Cricket, Old Topper | |
Noble Threewitt (February 24, 1911 – September 17, 2010) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who conditioned horses for seventy-five years before retiring on his ninety-sixth birthday. The city of Arcadia, California, home to Santa Anita Racetrack, declared February 24, 2007 to be "Noble Threewitt Day."
Born in Benton, Illinois, Threewitt grew up in a small town where his father worked as an bookkeeper for a coal company. Introduced to horse racing at county fairgrounds, in his teens he rode in a few races in Kansas City but soon weight gain ended his days as a jockey. In 1932 he embarked on a career as a professional trainer at Agua Caliente Racetrack in Tijuana, Mexico. At age twenty-one, he was the youngest licensed American trainer at that time. At Agua Caliente Racetrack, Threewitt saddled his first winner in 1932 and was on hand when the great Australian champion Phar Lap came that year to win the Agua Caliente Handicap.
A year after Noble Threewitt became a trainer, he met and married Beryl Buck, the daughter of fellow trainer, William D. Buck. When Santa Anita Park was built in Arcadia, California, Threewitt was there for the opening day in 1934. He would also be on hand to witness the opening of four other major California racetracks: Hollywood Park (1938), Del Mar Racetrack (1937), Bay Meadows Racetrack (1934), and Golden Gate Fields (1941) as well as for the opening of Longacres Racetrack and Emerald Downs in the state of Washington.
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