Smokey Saunders
| Willie Saunders | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Jockey |
| Born | April 13, 1915 Calgary, Alberta |
| Died | July 30, 1986 Naples, Florida |
| Career wins | not found |
| Major racing wins | |
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Rochambeau Handicap (1934) American Classic Race wins: Preakness Stakes (1935) Belmont Stakes (1935) |
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| Honours | |
| Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1976) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Faireno, Omaha, Whopper | |
Rochambeau Handicap (1934)
Santa Anita Oaks (1935)
South Shore Purse (1935)
Chicago Derby (1936)
Detroit Derby (1936)
Monrovia Handicap (1936)
San Juan Capistrano Handicap (1936)
Aberdeen Stakes (1937)
Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (1937)
New Year Stakes (1937)
Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap (1937)
Ladies Stakes (1939)
Governor Caldwell Handicap (1948)
Louisiana Derby (1948)
St. Patrick Purse (1949)
American Classic Race wins:
William "Willie/Smokey" Saunders (April 13, 1915 – July 30, 1986) was a Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame jockey in Thoroughbred horse racing who is one of ten jockeys to win the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing.
Saunders was known as "Willie" but the news media frequently refers to him as "Smokey/Smoky."
Saunders earned his first win at Tanforan Racetrack in northern California on April 14, 1932. Competing at tracks in southern California, Alberta-born U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey George Woolf tutored Saunders on riding.
During his career, Saunders rode for prominent owners such as Wheatley Stable, Hal Price Headley, and William Woodward. He won the 1934 Rochambeau Handicap at Narragansett Park aboard Woodward's Belair Stud colt Faireno, who was trained by "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons. Fitzsimmons put Saunders aboard the colt Omaha, and in 1935 they won the U.S. Triple Crown with victories in the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes. In 1935, Saunders also won the inaugural edition of the Santa Anita Oaks aboard Dunlin Lady.
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