Stephen Sanford

Stephen Sanford (September 14, 1898 – May 31, 1977), nicknamed "Laddie", was an American polo champion and owner of Thoroughbred racing horses.

Biography

Early life Stephen Sanford was born in 1898. His father was John Sanford (1851–1939) and his mother, Ethel Sanford. His paternal grandfather, whom he was named after, was Stephen Sanford (1826–1913).

Business career He sat on the board of directors of the Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company, a family business.

Polo He was a member of the Meadowbrook Polo Club. He played on the Hurricanes Polo Team.

In 1925, he competed in the U.S. Open Polo Championship with his Hurricanes Polo Team (Pat Roark, John Wodehouse, Major Louis Beard), losing to the Meadowbrook team (Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney, Thomas Hitchcock, Sr., Elmer Boeseke, Devereux Milburn). However, his Hurricanes team won in 1926, with Eric Leader Pedley, Charles Thomas Irvine Roark and Robert E. Strawbridge, Jr. He won again in 1929 (with Charles Thomas Irvine Roark, J. Watson Webb, Jr. and Robert E. Strawbridge, Jr.) and in 1930 (with Eric Leader Pedley, Charles Thomas Irvine Roark and Robert E. Strawbridge, Jr.).

Country sports Beyond polo, he also went to horse races and fox hunts.

His primary residence was the Los Incas mansion in Palm Beach, Florida, where he lived with his wife, who became a philanthropist.