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Trainer of Runnymede Greats honored by Racing Hall of Fame

Frank McCabe, trainer for some key Runnymede notables including Champion and Leading Sire Hanover, was one of eight legendary members of the Thoroughbred community inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in August 2007.

In a long-overdue recognition, McCabe was saluted for a career that spanned several decades during American racing's formative years. McCabe trained fellow Hall of Famer Hanover, a Runnymede-bred, who was a Belmont and Withers Stakes winner and four-time Leading Sire in North America. McCabe trained three consecutive Belmont winners, including Sir Dixon, another Runnymeder who was also a Travers Stakes champ and a Leading Sire in 1901. Sir Dixon's "get" included Agile, the 1905 Kentucky Derby winner. Agile was one of three Kentucky Derby winners to be bred at Runnymede.