Martin Bergen (1869 – October 7, 1906) was an American National Champion jockey in Thoroughbred racing.
[2] Marty Bergen was the eldest of his brothers Joseph and Michael who were also jockeys.
Joseph (Joe) Bergen died on January 6, 1893, as a result of a racing accident at the racecourse in Gloucester City, New Jersey.
[3] On August 28, 1890, Marty Bergen rode Salvator in a "race against the clock" at Monmouth Park Racetrack in New Jersey in which he shattered the American record for a mile distance on dirt with a time of 1:35 1/2.
[4] Marty Bergen died at age 37 from Consumption at a sanitarium in New York's Catskills.