Triple Crown series:Belmont Stakes (1997) David E. Hofmans (January 27, 1943 – July 3, 2024) was an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, when he was a boy his father brought him to watch horse racing at area tracks.
Hofmans began learning the business as a groom and hot walker for Jones' father.
After success on California race tracks, in 1996 he gained national attention as the trainer of Alphabet Soup, who defeated the great Cigar in the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Training for prominent horseman and Magna Entertainment Corp. chair Frank Stronach, in 1997 Hofmans won Canada's most prestigious race, the Queen's Plate, with Awesome Again and won the Belmont Stakes that saw his colt Touch Gold end Silver Charm's bid for the U.S.Triple Crown.