Tommy Luther

Thomas Jefferson Luther (July 28, 1908 – January 27, 2001) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing jockey.

[1] In 1928 Tommy Luther won the then "World's Richest Race", the 100k Coffroth Handicap aboard Crystal Pennant at Agua Caliente Racetrack.

In 1934 Tommy Luther rode Top Row to a new world record for 1 1/16 miles on dirt in the San Francisco Handicap at the Bay Meadows Racetrack in San Mateo, California.

The race was won by Right This Way who was ridden by Jose Espinoza for trainer Barclay Tagg.

[8] Tommy Luther was buried at Greenridge Cemetery in Saratoga Springs, New York.