Frank Y. Whiteley Jr.

Tags: Horse Trainer.

Frank Yewell Whiteley Jr. (January 31 1915 – May 2 2008) was a Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. Born and raised on a farm in Centreville Maryland Whiteley grew up around horses and from a very early age was intent on racing them. Developing his skills by age twenty-one he had embarked on a professional training career in his home state. He would retire forty-nine years later having trained some of the most famous American racehorses of the second half of the 20th century.

birth date

1915-01-31

birth place

Centreville Maryland, United States

death date

2008-05-02

honours

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame, Camden South Carolina, Order of the Palmetto, South_Carolina_Athletic_Hall_of_Fame

occupation

Horse trainer

race

Travers Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Preakness Stakes, Evening Attire Stakes, Dwyer Stakes, Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap, Arlington Classic, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Brooklyn Handicap, Long Island Handicap, Fall Highweight Handicap, United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Wood Memorial Stakes, Acorn Stakes, American Derby, Carter Handicap, Coaching Club American Oaks, Comely Stakes, Malibu Stakes, Metropolitan Handicap, Mother Goose Stakes, Spinaway Stakes, Woodward Stakes, Vagrancy Handicap, Cowdin Stakes

race horse

Ruffian (horse), Damascus (horse), Tom Rolfe, Forego, Chieftain_(horse)