▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times ▁reported ▁that ▁Sam ▁H ild re th ▁and ▁j ockey ▁Car roll ▁Sh illing ▁had ▁sa iled ▁to ▁England ▁ab o ard ▁the ▁R MS ▁Ma ure t ania ▁with ▁the ▁intent ▁of ▁racing ▁there ▁for ▁the ▁stable ▁of ▁American ▁owner , ▁Charles ▁Koh ler . ▁However , ▁Koh ler ▁subsequently ▁set ▁up ▁operations ▁in ▁France ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁Sam ▁H ild re th ▁trained ▁a ▁stable ▁of ▁horses ▁for ▁him ▁at ▁Val - d ' O ise , ▁near ▁Paris . ▁ ▁Sam ▁H ild re th ' s ▁stable ▁trained ▁for ▁other ▁prominent ▁own ers ▁such ▁as ▁August ▁Bel mont ▁Jr . ▁for ▁whom ▁he ▁won ▁back - to - back ▁Bel mont ▁St akes ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁He ▁also ▁met ▁with ▁great ▁success ▁training ▁for ▁R anc oc as ▁St able ▁owned ▁by ▁wealth y ▁oil ▁industrial ist ▁Harry ▁F . ▁S inc la ir . ▁For ▁S inc la ir ▁he ▁won ▁three ▁Bel mont ▁St akes ▁with ▁Grey ▁Lag ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 , ▁Ze v ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁and ▁Mad ▁Play ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁In ▁an ▁era ▁before ▁the ▁Tri ple ▁Crown ▁had ▁any ▁significance , ▁H ild re th ▁only ▁entered ▁a ▁few ▁horses ▁in ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Derby ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁rest raint s ▁for ▁the ▁long ▁journey ▁to ▁Kentucky . ▁As ▁such , ▁David ▁J . ▁Le