Don Combs

Don Combs
OccupationTrainer
Bornc. 1939
Lexington, Kentucky
Major racing wins
Blue Grass Stakes (1970)
Gallorette Handicap (1970)
Knickerbocker Handicap (1970)
Long Island Handicap (1970)
Palm Beach Handicap (1971)
Clark Handicap (1975)
Essex Handicap (1975)
Fayette Stakes (1975)
Oaklawn Handicap (1975)
Pocahontas Stakes (1975)
Will Rogers Handicap (1978)
American Handicap (1979)
Arlington Handicap (1980)
Louisiana Downs Handicap (1980)

U.S. Triple Crown series:
Kentucky Derby (1970)

Significant horses
Dust Commander, Mongo's Pride, Warbucks

Don Combs is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He was 31 years old when he trained Dust Commander to win the 1970 Kentucky Derby.[1][2] [3]

References

  1. ^ "Lowell Sun Newspaper Archives, May 12, 1970, p. 18". Newspaperarchive.com. 1970-05-12. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. ^ "Trainer of Dust Commander Resigns". Nytimes.com. 1970-05-27. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. ^ "Don Combs". Thoroughbred Owner View. Retrieved 2019-09-04.


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