Triple Crown wins:Kentucky Derby (1936) As a trainer:Lawrence Realization Stakes (1965)Rancocas Stakes (1965)Jersey Derby (1966)Gallant Fox Handicap (1966)Long Island Handicap (1967)Manhattan Handicap (1967)Lamplighter Stakes (1972)Ira G. "Babe" Hanford (February 24, 1918 – November 21, 2009) was an American jockey.
The colt he rode while still an apprentice was owned and bred by Morton L. Schwartz and trained by Hall of Fame inductee, Max Hirsch.
[4] His career was interrupted by four years of service with the United States Army during World War II.
[5] Ira Hanford died of cancer on November 21, 2009, in Ocala, Florida at age 91.
He was the brother of Kelso's Hall of Fame trainer, Carl Hanford.