Gallant Fox

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Noun1.Gallant Fox - thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1930
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James "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons guided Gallant Fox in 1930 and Omaha in 1935.
Should he make it two in four years with Justify, the silver-haired Californian will become only second trainer to saddle more than one Triple Crown winner after 'Sunny' Jim Fitzsimmons, who trained Gallant Fox and Omaha between the wars.
One of the most celebrated is Earl Sande, who won the second Triple Crown in 1930 on Gallant Fox. This year marks the 75th anniversary of Sande's triumph as well as his third Kentucky Derby and fifth Belmont Stakes victories.
In his position with the Battelle Corporation, he leads the Gallant Fox exercises, incorporating all aspects of weapons of mass destruction into a series of exercises at the Pentagon and surrounding areas.
Johnstown had been trained by "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons, who had trained two previous Derby winners, Gallant Fox and Omaha.
The 55th annual Preakness Stakes was won by Gallant Fox, with a time of 2:00 3/5.
With Saturday's triumph, Baffert, 65, became only the second trainer to win two Triple Crowns (along with the late James "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons, whose triumphs came in 1930 and '35, with Gallant Fox and Omaha, respectively).
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