ary ▁is ▁listed ▁as ▁the ▁tra iner ▁of ▁Ze v ▁for ▁his ▁win ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 3 ▁Kentucky ▁Derby . ▁Back ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁in ▁October ▁of ▁that ▁year , ▁Ze v ▁defeated ▁E ps om ▁Derby ▁winner ▁Pap yrus , ▁mark ing ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁a ▁Kentucky ▁Derby ▁winner ▁defeated ▁an ▁English ▁Derby ▁winner . ▁ ▁Tw ice ▁Sam ▁H ild re th ▁won ▁more ▁races ▁in ▁a ▁year ▁than ▁any ▁other ▁tra iner ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁top ▁money - ear ning ▁tra iner ▁nine ▁times , ▁a ▁record ▁that ▁stood ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁si xty ▁years ▁until ▁broken ▁by ▁D . ▁Wayne ▁L uk as ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁H ild re th ' s ▁seven ▁Bel mont ▁St akes ▁vict ories ▁ranks ▁him ▁second ▁only ▁to ▁James ▁G . ▁R owe , ▁Sr . ▁and ▁five ▁times ▁his ▁horses ▁were ▁chosen ▁American ▁Hor se ▁of ▁the ▁Year , ▁the ▁highest ▁honor ▁in ▁thorough bre d ▁horse ▁racing . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁H ild re th ▁co - w rote ▁an ▁article ▁with ▁James ▁R . ▁Crow ell ▁titled ▁" Down ▁the ▁St retch " ▁for ▁The ▁Saturday ▁Even ing ▁Post . ▁The ▁two ▁then ▁collabor ated ▁on ▁a ▁history ▁of ▁American ▁racing ▁in ▁a ▁book ▁titled ▁" The ▁Sp ell ▁of ▁the ▁Tur f " ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 ▁by ▁J . ▁B . ▁Li pp inc ott ▁& ▁Co .