American Classic Race wins:Kentucky Derby(1930, 1935, 1939)Preakness Stakes(1930, 1935, 1955, 1957)Belmont Stakes(1930, 1932, 1935, 1936, 1939, 1955)United States Triple Crown (1930, 1935)James Edward "Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons (July 23, 1874 – March 11, 1966) was a Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.
Born in Sheepshead Bay, Brooklyn in 1874, Fitzsimmons began his career in 1885 working at a racetrack as a stable boy.
[1] After nearly ten less-than-successful years as a thoroughbred jockey, he became too heavy for that job and took up the training of horses.
Following the death of William Woodward, Jr., Belair's owner, in 1955 and the dispersal of its stock, Fitzsimmons continued to train for the Wheatley Stable, where he conditioned Preakness winner and 1957 American Horse of the Year Bold Ruler, who sired Secretariat.
In recognition of his accomplishments, in 1958 Fitzsimmons was inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.