Don Combs

Don Combs (1938 or 1939 – May 25, 2025) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.

Don Combs
Occupation	Trainer
Born	1938 or 1939 Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	May 25, 2025 (aged 86) Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
Major racing wins
Blue Grass Stakes (1970) Gallorette Handicap (1970) Knickerbocker Handicap (1970) Long Island Handicap (1970) Palm Beach Handicap (1971) Clark Handicap (1975) Essex Handicap (1975) Fayette Stakes (1975) Oaklawn Handicap (1975) Pocahontas Stakes (1975) Will Rogers Handicap (1978) American Handicap (1979) Arlington Handicap (1980) Louisiana Downs Handicap (1980) U.S. Triple Crown series: Kentucky Derby (1970)
Significant horses
Dust Commander, Mongo's Pride, Warbucks

Combs was 31 years old when he trained Dust Commander to win the 1970 Kentucky Derby.^[1][2][3]

Combs died of a stroke on May 25, 2025, at the age of 86.^[4]