▁of ▁Philadelphia . ▁In ▁this ▁book , ▁he ▁named ▁P urchase ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁greatest ▁horses ▁he ▁ever ▁trained . ▁ ▁After ▁forty - three ▁years ▁as ▁a ▁horse ▁tra iner , ▁Sam ▁H ild re th ▁died ▁at ▁a ▁hospital ▁in ▁Manh attan , ▁New ▁York ▁following ▁an ▁un success ful ▁operation ▁for ▁an ▁int est inal ▁dis order . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Green ridge ▁C emetery , ▁Sar at oga ▁Spr ings , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁Sam ▁H ild re th ▁was ▁post hum ously ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁newly ▁formed ▁National ▁Museum ▁of ▁Racing ▁and ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁H ild re th , ▁Samuel ▁C . ▁and ▁Crow ell , ▁James ▁R . ▁The ▁Sp ell ▁of ▁the ▁Tur f : ▁The ▁Story ▁of ▁American ▁Racing ▁( 1 9 2 6 ) ▁Philadelphia , ▁J . ▁B . ▁Li pp inc ott ▁& ▁Co . ▁ ▁Bow en , ▁Edward ▁L . ▁Masters ▁of ▁the ▁Tur f : ▁Ten ▁Train ers ▁Who ▁Domin ated ▁Hor se ▁Racing ' s ▁Golden ▁Age ▁( 2 0 0 7 ) ▁Eclipse ▁Press ▁() ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 6 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 9 2 9 ▁death s ▁Category : S ports people ▁from ▁Independ ence , ▁Missouri ▁Category : American ▁horse ▁train ers ▁Category : American ▁race hor se ▁own ers ▁and ▁bre ed ers ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁Thor ough bre d ▁Racing ▁Hall