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Budd Doble

Budd Doble (May 1843 – March 29, 1926) was an American harness racing jockey and horse trainer who was inducted into the Harness Racing Museum & Hall of Fame in 1958.

Budd Doble was born in May 1843 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.

His father was William H. Doble, and his siblings included William Jr., Frank, and Charles. Coming from a family involved in trotting, Budd was around horses from childhood, with his father working as a horse trainer and driver.

Doble succeeded Hiram Woodruff as the driver of Dexter. He was entrusted with the horse in July 1866 after George Trussel acquired him for $14,000. He was twenty-three when he began riding Dexter, turning him into a champion under saddle, high-wheel, and wagon. That year, he entered thirty-five races and won thirty-four. At Buffalo, New York on August 14, 1867, Budd Doble drove Dexter to a record time of 2:17¼.

After paying $20,000 for Goldsmith Maid in 1868, he soon posted a record time of 2:21½ with her. In her first season under Doble in 1868, the mare achieved a successful campaign, winning eight races. At Buffalo, on August 11, 1871, the reinsman drove Goldsmith Maid in harness. They won mile heats best 3 in 5 in 2:19¾, 2:19¼, and 2:19, defeating Lucy and American Girl.

He drove Jay Gould, a Hambletonian 10 colt, to a new world stallion record of 2:21½ on August 7, 1872. He improved on the prior record of 2:22.

In 1874, Doble drove Goldsmith Maid to a series of notable trotting times at major tracks. Budd Doble drove her to a 2:16 mile at East Saginaw, Michigan on July 16, improved to 2:15½ at Buffalo on August 7, and then to 2:14¾ at Rochester on August 12. Their best time came on September 2 at Mystic Park in Boston, where Goldsmith Maid trotted a mile in 2:14. Under his guidance from 1867 to 1877, Goldsmith Maid won 114 races, took 330 heats in 2:30 or faster, and earned more than $250,000.

By 1884, Doble had become a partner in Bohanon & Doble, a carriage-building firm located at 461–463 Wabash Avenue in Chicago.

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