Sol Rutchick

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Sol Rutchick
Occupation Trainer
Born(1899-04-27)April 27, 1899
Russia
DiedOctober 18, 1965(1965-10-18) (aged 66)
Queens, New York City,
New York
Major racing wins
Hialeah Inaugural Handicap (1942)
Saylesville purse (1942)
Dry Moon Handicap (1942)
Gallant Fox Handicap (1943)
Jersey Derby (1943)
Sunderland Handicap (1943)
Travers Stakes (1943)
Edgemere Handicap (1944)
Daingerfield Handicap (1945, 1947)
Questionnaire Handicap (1945)
Wood Memorial Stakes (1952)
Fashion Stakes (1956)
Polly Drummond Stakes (1956)
Schuylerville Stakes (1956)
Test Stakes (1957)
Gravesend Handicap (1960)
Top Flight Handicap (1962)

American Classics wins:
Kentucky Derby (1951)

Significant horses
Count Turf, Master Fiddle, Count Flame, Eurasian, Miss Blue Jay

Sol Rutchick (April 27, 1899 – October 18, 1965) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He was the trainer of the winning horse Count Turf in the 1951 Kentucky Derby. [1] [2]

A native of Russia, at age 12 Rutchick emigrated to the United States. [3]

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References

  1. "Bridgeport Post Newspaper Archives, May 7, 1951, p. 23". Newspaperarchive.com. 1951-05-07. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  2. "Hanover Evening Sun Archives, Jun 13, 1951, p. 28". Newspaperarchive.com. 1951-06-13. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
  3. "Sol Rutchick, Was Trainer of Count Turf". The Record, Hackensack, New Jersey page 43. 1965-10-19. Retrieved 2018-11-21.