Obituary:  Seymour Twice Won Canada's Triple Crown

Canadian Hall of Fame jockey Don Seymour, 59, died June 26 at his home surrounded by family.

Highly regarded by the Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing community, Seymour is the only two-time Triple Crown winning jockey in Canada. The Hamilton, Ontario native accomplished the feat aboard With Approval in 1989 and Izvestia in 1990 for trainer Roger Attfield and Kinghaven Farm.

"Donnie was a great rider," Attfield said. "He had good hands and a good clock in his head. We had as good of a rapport as any trainer-jockey could have. We really understood each other and we talked through problems and we got things shorted out. It was a great relationship for sure.

"The legacy of Donnie Seymour goes on forever. He achieved so much in a relatively short period of time."

The four-time Sovereign Award-winning reinsman (1985, 1987, 1989, 1990), who started his career in Alberta in the 1980s before tackling the Ontario Jockey Club circuit, retired at the age of 34 at the conclusion of the 1994 season with 2,141 career wins and more than $31.4 million in purse earnings. He was honored the following year as a recipient of the prestigious Avelino Gomez Memorial Award.

Seymour, who also served as a placing judge and official clocker until 2002, was inducted into the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame in 1999.