Pete D. Anderson

Pete D. Anderson
Pete D. Anderson
Occupation	American Classic Race wins:; Belmont Stakes (1958) As a trainer:; Oceanport Handicap (1978); Ohio Derby (2007)
Significant horses
	Bold Bidder, Traffic Judge, Sword Dancer,; Cavan, Cannonade, Missile Belle, Forego, Verbatim

Peter D. Anderson (November 20, 1931, in

Hialeah, Florida) was an American jockey and Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He began his riding career in the latter part of the late 1940s and was the leading apprentice jockey in New York

Anderson won a number of major Graded stakes races including a victory in the 1966 Washington Park Handicap aboard Bold Bidder in which he defeated the future Hall of Fame inductee, Tom Rolfe. In the 1973 Kentucky Derby, he rode the great Forego to a fourth-place finish behind eventual Triple Crown champion, Secretariat. In all, he rode Forego in ten starts, earning three wins and a second in the Florida Derby. In his only appearance in the Preakness Stakes, Anderson rode Primate to a fourth-place finish in the 1952 race. However, Anderson's most important career win came in 1958 when he rode Cavan to an upset win over Tim Tam that denied the Calumet Farm colt the Triple Crown.

Following his retirement from riding in the mid-1970s, Anderson remained in the racing business as a trainer. Based at

Hobeau Farm. In June, the gelding won the Ohio Derby

Anderson's daughter, Aggie Ordonez, is also a stakes winning Thoroughbred trainer and is based at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California.

References

^ Hegarty, Matt (19 February 2013). "Pete Anderson, trainer and jockey who rode Forego, dead at 82". Daily Racing Form (DRF). Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2013.