Editing Gallant Fox (section)

==Background==
[[File:INTERIOR VIEW OF SOUTH WING OF STABLES, LOOKING WEST-SOUTHWEST, SHOWING STALLS - Belair, Stables, Belair Drive at East end of Tulip Grove Drive, Bowie, Prince George's County, HABS MD,17-COLTO.V,1A-10.tif|left|thumb|Gallant Fox's stable at the Belair Stables in Bowie, Maryland.]]
Gallant Fox was a bay colt with a white [[Horse markings|blaze]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.claibornefarm.com/backend/Gallery/images/1/GallantFox.jpg |title=Gallant Fox photograph |publisher=Claiborne Farm |access-date=2012-04-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121007154121/http://www.claibornefarm.com/backend/Gallery/images/1/GallantFox.jpg |archive-date=2012-10-07 }}</ref> was foaled at [[Claiborne Farm]] in [[Paris, Kentucky]], and was one of many leading American racehorses sired by the French-bred stallion [[Sir Gallahad III]]. His dam was the mare [[Marguerite (horse)|Marguerite]], who also produced Gallant Fox's full brother [[Fighting Fox]], whose wins included the [[Grand Union Hotel Stakes]], the [[Wood Memorial Stakes]], and the [[Carter Handicap]]. Owned by the [[Belair Stud]] of [[Collington, Maryland]], Gallant Fox was trained by [[James E. Fitzsimmons|"Sunny Jim" Fitzsimmons]] and ridden in his major victories by [[Earl Sande]]. Early in his career, Gallant Fox was known for being distracted at times, supposedly being late out of the gate in his maiden race due to an airplane flying overhead. Gallant Fox also would become reluctant to run unless there was at least one other horse accompanying him. To help work him out, Fitzsimmons would have other horses placed around the track ahead of Gallant Fox, so he would chase after them.