H. Guy Bedwell
Harvey Guy Bedwell (June 22, 1876 – December 31, 1951) was an American Hall of Fame trainer and owner of Thoroughbredracehorses who was the first trainer to win the U.S. Triple Crown.
| H. Guy Bedwell | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Trainer |
| Born | June 22, 1876 Roseburg, Oregon, U.S. |
| Died | December 31, 1951 (aged 75) |
| Career wins | 2,100+ |
| Major racing wins | |
| Victoria Stakes (1914, 1916) Bashford Manor Stakes (1918, 1927) Brooklyn Handicap (1918) Dixie Stakes (1918) Flash Stakes (1918) Sanford Stakes (1918) United States Hotel Stakes (1918) Walden Stakes (1918, 1923) Black-Eyed Susan Stakes (1919) Capitol Handicap (1919, 1921, 1939, 1940) Gazelle Handicap (1919) Harford Handicap (1919, 1920, 1921, 1939, 1940) Havre de Grace Cup Handicap (1919) Philadelphia Handicap (1919) Potomac Handicap (1919) Spinaway Stakes (1919) Toboggan Handicap (1919) Withers Stakes (1919) Delaware Handicap (1920) Fall Highweight Handicap (1920) Ladies Handicap (1920) Saratoga Handicap (1920) Bowie Stakes (1921) Breeders' Stakes (1924, 1926) San Pasqual Handicap (1938) San Vicente Stakes (1938) Santa Maria Handicap (1938)
U.S. Triple Crown series: | |
| Racing awards | |
| U.S. Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by wins (1909, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917) U.S. Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by earnings (1918, 1919) | |
| Honours | |
| National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1971) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Billy Kelly, Cudgel, Milkmaid, Sir Barton, Sun Egret | |
Born in Roseburg, Oregon, he was known by his middle name. As a young man, Guy Bedwell began working as a cowboy and by the early 1900s owned and raced horses in Colorado before moving east. He raced Thoroughbreds from a base at tracks in Maryland and at Empire City Race Track in New York as well as at Old Woodbine Race Course in Ontario, where he became acquainted with the wealthy stable owner, J. K. L. Ross.
In 1909, Bedwell won more races than any trainer in the United States but after New York State legislation banded parimutuel betting and ended racing in that state, Bedwell moved to Kentucky where he conditioned horses at Covington's Latonia Race Track. When racing resumed in New York, Bedwell returned to compete there and repeated as the United States Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by wins from 1912 through 1917. In 1918, he took over as head trainer of the J. K. L. Ross stables in Vercheres, Qc. Among his best horses that year was Cudgel who earned American Champion Older Male Horse honors. Bedwell finished 1918 as the United States Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by earnings.