George M. Odom

Tags: Horse Trainer.

George Martin Odom (July 8 1882 – July 29 1964) was an American National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame jockey and trainer in Thoroughbred horse racing. He is only one of two people to ever have won the Belmont Stakes as both a jockey and a trainer. A native of Columbus Georgia at age fourteen George Odom galloped horses for future Hall of Fame trainer William P. Burch. He began riding professionally at age fifteen and in 1899 at age sixteen won his first race.

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birth date

1882-07-08

birth place

Columbus Georgia, United States

death date

1964-07-29

honours

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

occupation

Horse trainer

race

Travers Stakes, Lawrence Realization Stakes, Toboggan Handicap, Belmont Stakes, Arlington Handicap, Saranac Stakes, Brighton Derby, Santa Anita Handicap, San Pasqual Handicap, San Vicente Stakes, Withers Stakes, Tremont Stakes, United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Empire City Handicap, Champagne Stakes (United States), Gazelle Stakes, Manhattan Handicap, Matron Stakes (United States), Metropolitan Handicap, Santa Anita Oaks, Santa Margarita Invitational Handicap, Test Stakes, Washington Park Handicap, Belmont Futurity Stakes, Jerome Stakes, Arlington-Washington Lassie Stakes, Saratoga Handicap, Advance Stakes, Brighton Handicap

race horse

Broomstick (horse), Tippity Witchet, Gold Heels, Imp (horse), Delhi (horse), Busher (horse), Pasteurized (horse), Africander (horse), Chance Play, Ethelbert_(horse), Nimba_(horse), Banastar

wins

527