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HP003......................................................by STATE AFFAIRS
EARL SANDE - Stating findings of the House of Representatives and
commending the late Earl Sande for his contribution to thoroughbred racing.
03/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
03/10 Rpt prt - to 2nd rdg
03/11 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/18 3rd rdg - ADOPTED - voice vote
Floor Sponsor - Bedke
Title apvd - Filed in Office of the Chief Clerk
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-eighth Legislature First Regular Session - 2005
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE PROCLAMATION NO. 3
BY STATE AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
1 A PROCLAMATION
2 COMMENDING THE LATE EARL SANDE FOR HIS CONTRIBUTION TO THOROUGHBRED RACING.
3 We, the members of the House of Representatives of the State of Idaho
4 assembled in the First Regular Session of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Legislature,
5 recognize and commend the late Earl Sande, of American Falls, Idaho, for his
6 contribution to thoroughbred racing.
7 WHEREAS, the family of Earl Sande moved to American Falls in 1908, where
8 John and Tillie Sande homesteaded a farm in the Fairfield section; and
9 WHEREAS, young Earl Sande raced his first competitive race in the 1914
10 American Falls Fourth of July festivities and the late Burr Scott of American
11 Falls gave Sande his first break riding and took him on the "Leaky-Roof Cir-
12 cuit" to begin Sande's racing career; and
13 WHEREAS, Earl Sande compiled a 26.4% lifetime winning percentage, which is
14 the third highest of all time, and a 60.9% lifetime percentage of in-the-money
15 mounts; and
16 WHEREAS, Earl Sande became known as the "Idaho Hot Potato" and his life
17 and career are described in a new book, for which the back files of the Ameri-
18 can Falls Press were used as a research source.
19 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED by the members of the House of Represen-
20 tatives assembled in the First Regular Session of the Fifty-eighth Idaho Leg-
21 islature, that we recognize and commend a native Idahoan who gained national
22 prominence as a jockey in the 1920s during the Golden Age of thoroughbred
23 racing, who won the 1930 Triple Crown on Gallant Fox, who was elected into the
24 Racing Hall of Fame with the first inductee class, and who ranks as the top
25 jockey of all time and Idaho's contribution to thoroughbred racing, and we
26 celebrate the late Earl Sande in 2005 as this year marks the 75th anniversary
27 of his winning the 1930 Triple Crown as well as his third Kentucky Derby and
28 fifth Belmont Stakes.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 15076
This proclamation honors a famous sports figure as one of
their own.
Earl Sande (pronounced Sandy) spent his formative years in
the American Falls area. Sande's life and career are described
in a recent book, "Triple Crown winner: The Earl Sande Sage", by
Author Richard J. Maturi, a former resident of Boise. Brett and
Debbie Crompton, publishers and owners of the Power County Press,
provided access to microfilm files used to establish the
residency and livelihood of the Sande family.
The Idaho House of Representatives proclaims that Earl Sande
is worthy of remembrance as one of its famous sons.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no fiscal impact.
Contact
Name: Representative Scott Bedke
Name: Speaker Bruce Newcomb
Phone: 208-332-1000
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