This is an important racing silk worn by one of the great champion jockeys of the 1920's and 1930's Earl Sande the jockey who guided Gallant Fox to the second-ever Triple Crown in 1930. In 1919 he tied an American record with six wins on a single race card at Havre de Grace Racetrack. He went on to ride for noted owners such as Harry F. Sinclair and Samuel D. Riddle and was the leading money-winning jockey in the United States in 1921 1923 and again in 1927. He won both the Belmont Stakes five times and the Jockey Club Gold Cup on four occasions the Kentucky Derby three times and the Preakness Stakes once. In 1923 he won 39 stakes races for Harry F. Sinclair's Rancocas Stable 10 of which were on ultimate Horse of the Year winner Zev including the Kentucky Derby Belmont Stakes and a match race against England's Epsom Derby winner Papyrus. In 1955 he was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Aboard that kind of imposing resume comes this colorful silk circa 1930 roughly at the height of Sande's fame. The silk has Tailors Adelaide tagging at the collar and a loop attached. The body of the silk has alternating purple and white satin diamonds covered buttons (intact) in the same fashion and blazing red sleeves each with two red-covered buttons at the end of the sleeve and intact. The string tie at the bottom of the tail is also intact. The silks shows considerable evidence of race use and comes with a Letter of Authenticity from the Helms/LA 84 Collection.