Tags: Jockey (Horse Racer).
Evert V. Eph Snedecker (1838 – January 29 1899) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer and owner.Born on Long Island New York Evert Snedecker grew up in a family involved with the sport of horse racing. His grandparents owned racehorses and one of his uncles was a trainer. In 1852 he went to work at the uncle’s stable where he would learn to be a trainer. From there he was hired as assistant trainer to John Miner who was then handling the John Hunter racing stable.