Background
Hill Gail was a dark bay horse bred and raced by Calumet Farm of Lexington, Kentucky. He was sired Champion sire, Bull Lea out of Jane Gail, a successful but temperamental racemare described by her trainer Jimmy Jones as "a well-authenticated bitch". As a descendant of the broodmare St Angela, Jane Gail was distantly related to the British champion St. Simon and Orme.
Hill Gail was trained by Ben Jones for races in the East while his son Jimmy handled the colt's conditioning in California.
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