Triple Crown race wins:Kentucky Derby (1920)William M. Garth (September 12, 1863 - June 15, 1934) was an American trainer, owner, and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses best known as the winning trainer of 1920 Kentucky Derby victor Paul Jones for owner Ral Parr.
[1] He also trained Martingale to a second-place finish behind Zev in the 1923 Kentucky Derby.
The property was on Garth Road outside Charlottesville, Virginia which was named for his family.
[4] In 1923 he purchased 1911 Kentucky Derby winner Meridian to stand as a sire at his stud farm.
Woods Garth, followed in his father's footsteps and is best known as the trainer of Snob II, a multiple stakes winner who ran second to Pillory in the 1922 Belmont Stakes.