Hollie Hughes (horse trainer)

Hollie Hughes
Hollie Hughes
Occupation	Horse trainer
Born	October 16, 1888; Amsterdam, New York, USA
Died	January 1981 (aged 92); East Rockaway, New York
Resting place	Saint Mary's Cemetery, Fort Johnson, New York
Major racing wins
	Steeplechase races:; American Grand National; (1930, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1959, 1960); North American Steeplechase Handicap (1934) ; Temple Gwathmey Handicap (1932) ; Brook Steeplechase Handicap (1932); Shillelah Steeplechase Handicap; (1935,1955); New York Turf Writers Cup Steeplechase (1955) Flat races; Astoria Stakes (1917); Demoiselle Stakes (1917); Edgemere Handicap (1918); Excelsior Stakes (1918); Nursery Handicap (1921); Expectation Handicap (1922); Old Rosebud Handicap (1922); Stuyvesant Handicap (1922); Flamingo Stakes (1946); Monmouth Handicap (1947); Royal Palm Handicap (1947); Oceanport Stakes (1948); Whitney Handicap (1949); Bowling Green Handicap (1958); Henry L. Straus Memorial Handicap (1951); American Classics wins:; Kentucky Derby (1916)
Honors
	U. S. Racing Hall of Fame (1973); Hollie Hughes Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack
Significant horses
	George Smith, Round View, Tourist II, Best Play, Snap Back, Sun Dog, Golden Meadow

Hollie Hughes (October 16, 1888 - January, 1981) was a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who won the 1916 Kentucky Derby and was a six-time winner of the most prestigious steeplechase race in the United States, the American Grand National. His career successes earned him induction into the U. S. Racing Hall of Fame in 1973. In 1979, a New York-bred race at Aqueduct Racetrack was named in his honor.

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