Crompton Smith better known as Tommy Smith (16 October 1937 in Middleberg, Virginia – 5 March 2013 in Upperco, Maryland) was an American jockey. [1] [2] He is best remembered as the first American jockey to win the prestigious Grand National steeplechase race while riding a horse born and trained in the United States. [1] He accomplished the feat in 1965 with Jay Trump. A few months later, the same horse-jockey combination finished third in another important race: the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris. Other notable wins by the pair includes three victories in the Maryland Hunt Cup (1963, 1964 and 1966). [2] In 1965, Smith appeared on the April 26th episode of the CBS game show To Tell the Truth. [3] Despite considerable success, Smith quit jockeying in 1966 and began a career in the health-care industry. [1] After his retirement in 1995, Smith moved to Maryland and started training thoroughbreds. [2] Unfortunately, a riding accident in 2001 left him a quadriplegic. [1] He died in 2013. [1]
The will to win : the true story of Tommy Smith and Jay Trump. Jane McIlvaine McClary (1966). OCLC 1354125
Crompton Smith better known as Tommy Smith (16 October 1937 in Middleberg, Virginia – 5 March 2013 in Upperco, Maryland) was an American jockey. [1] [2] He is best remembered as the first American jockey to win the prestigious Grand National steeplechase race while riding a horse born and trained in the United States. [1] He accomplished the feat in 1965 with Jay Trump. A few months later, the same horse-jockey combination finished third in another important race: the Grand Steeple-Chase de Paris. Other notable wins by the pair includes three victories in the Maryland Hunt Cup (1963, 1964 and 1966). [2] In 1965, Smith appeared on the April 26th episode of the CBS game show To Tell the Truth. [3] Despite considerable success, Smith quit jockeying in 1966 and began a career in the health-care industry. [1] After his retirement in 1995, Smith moved to Maryland and started training thoroughbreds. [2] Unfortunately, a riding accident in 2001 left him a quadriplegic. [1] He died in 2013. [1]
The will to win : the true story of Tommy Smith and Jay Trump. Jane McIlvaine McClary (1966). OCLC 1354125