Andrew Mack Garner was an American jockey who won the 1934 Kentucky Derby as well as the 1929 and 1933 Belmont Stakes.
20 Facts About Mack Garner
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Mack Garner was inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1969.
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Mack Garner made his professional racing debut on July 16,1914, at a Butte, Montana racetrack.
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Always known by Mack, Garner was born in Centerville, Iowa on December 23,1898, to Theodore Garner and Sarah Clements Garner.
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Mack Garner learned how to ride horses from his father.
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When he was 15 years old, Garner wanted to ride race horses because the Garners were all jockeys at one time, including his father and uncle.
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Once Mack Garner learned the basics of horse riding, he and his father began working for William Cain.
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Mack Garner was 5 feet three inches tall and 67 pounds when he started his professional career.
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Mack Garner debuted professionally on July 16,1914, at a Butte, Montana racetrack on the horse Gold Ball.
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Mack Garner's first winning race was with the horse Sam Connor on August 15,1914.
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Mack Garner then rode for Price and Corrigan who paid $25,000 for his contract.
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Mack Garner gained more attention when he beat the famous horse Morvich in a race while using a then unknown horse named Surf Rider in August 1922 in Saratoga Springs, New York.
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Mack Garner and In Memorium were originally stated to be the winners, but it was later decided that it was a tie.
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In 1929, Mack Garner won the American Classic at Arlington Park in Illinois.
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Mack Garner entered the Kentucky Derby in 1929 on the horse Blue Larkspur and won fourth place.
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Mack Garner won the 1934 Kentucky Derby while riding the horse Cavalcade.
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Mack Garner stated that his Kentucky Derby win with Cavalcade was the happiest day of his life.
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Mack Garner had two heart attacks on October 28,1936, and then had his third one on the same day at St Elizabeth Hospital in Covington, Kentucky after competing earlier in the day at River Downs racetrack near Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Mack Garner was buried at Linden Grove Cemetery in Covington, Kentucky.
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In 1954, Mack Garner was put in the Des Moines Register Sports Hall of Fame.