Triple Crown series:Kentucky Derby (1934)Belmont Stakes (1929, 1933)Andrew Mack Garner (December 23, 1898 – October 28, 1936) was an American jockey who won the 1934 Kentucky Derby as well as the 1929 and 1933 Belmont Stakes.
Mack Garner made his professional racing debut on July 16, 1914, at a Butte, Montana racetrack.
Once Garner learned the basics of horse riding, he and his father began working for William Cain.
He debuted professionally on July 16, 1914, at a Butte, Montana racetrack on the horse Gold Ball.
[7] A 1923 article from The Des Moines Register stated that Garner "has ridden for every important horse racer in the country".
The same article proclaimed Garner and his rival Earl Sande as the world's greatest horse racers.
Garner entered the Kentucky Derby in 1929 on the horse Blue Larkspur and won fourth place.
[2] Garner stated that his Kentucky Derby win with Cavalcade was the happiest day of his life.
[2] On September 9, 1995, Garner's great-granddaughter Karen O' Brien said in a speech to the Northern Kentucky University literature class that she was in, "I know most of you have heard of, and some of you might have attended at least one Derby.