Carl Hanford

Carl Hanford
Carl Hanford
Occupation	Jockey / Trainer
Born	March 12, 1916; Fairbury, Nebraska, USA
Died	August 14, 2011 (aged 95); Wilmington, Delaware, USA
Resting place	All Saints Cemetery; Wilmington, Delaware
Major racing wins
	Pimlico Breeders' Stakes (1951); Gallorette Handicap (1952); Monmouth Oaks (1952); Comely Stakes (1953); Ladies Handicap (1953); Discovery Handicap (1960); Jerome Handicap (1960); Lawrence Realization Stakes (1960); Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1960); Jockey Club Gold Cup; (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964); Brooklyn Handicap (1961); Metropolitan Handicap (1961); Suburban Handicap (1961, 1963); Woodward Stakes (1961, 1962, 1963); Whitney Stakes (1961, 1963, 1965); Aqueduct Handicap (1963, 1964); Gulfstream Park Handicap (1963); John B. Campbell Handicap (1963); Nassau County Handicap (1963); Washington, D.C. International Stakes (1964); Test Stakes (1965); Schuylerville Stakes (1967)
Honours
	National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (2006)
Significant horses
	Kelso, La Corredora

Carl Henry Hanford (March 12, 1916 - August 14, 2011) was a United States Hall of Fame trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses best known for guiding Kelso to five straight American Horse of the Year titles; no other horse has won more than three times.^[1]

Hanford's training career was interrupted when he served five years in the United States Army Remount Service during World War II.

Carl Hanford also notably trained La Corredora, a racemare voted the Champion Handicap Mare of 1953 by the New York Turf Writers Association.^[2]

In 1999 Carl Hanford was inducted into the Delaware Sports Hall of Fame.^[3]

Ira Hanford was a brother of Carl who in 1936 became the first apprentice jockey to ever win the Kentucky Derby.^[4]

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