Robert V. McGarvey (October 2, 1888 - October 31, 1952) was an American National Champion trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses whose clients included prominent owners John D. Hertz, Ethel V. Mars, Stuyvesant Peabody, Henrietta Bingham and Emil and Jean Denemark.

In 1935 Robert McGarvey trained Forever Yours to earn American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly honors. In 1937, McGarvey was the U.S. Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by earnings.[1]

Between 1928 and 1951, Robert McGarvey had eight starters in the Kentucky Derby. His best results were three third-place finishes with Whiskolo (1935), Reaping Reward (1937) and Ruhe in 1951.[2]

Robert McGarvey died at age 64 on October 31, 1952, at St. Joseph Hospital in Joliet, Illinois, after suffering a heart attack.[3]

References

  1. ^ "McGarvey At Lincoln Fields: Veteran Brings Powerful String to Crete Track". Daily Racing Form at University of Kentucky Archives. 1939-05-20. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  2. ^ "Trainers, Kentucky Derby (1898-2017)" (PDF). Churchill Downs Incorporated. 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2020-01-04.
  3. ^ "Horse Trainer Dies". Herald & Review, page 6. 1952-11-01. Retrieved 2020-06-23.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_V._McGarvey
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