Gil Rowntree

Tags: Horse Trainer.

Gil H. Rowntree (born January 17 1934 in Toronto Ontario) is a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer and owner.One of the most successful trainers in Canadian Thoroughbred racing history Rowntree embarked on his racing career as a jockey in his native Toronto riding from 1949 through 1951. As a trainer he learned his conditioning skills as an assistant to Hall of Fame trainer and Kentucky Derby winner Lou Cavalaris Jr.

award

Sovereign Award for Outstanding Trainer

birth date

1934-01-17

birth place

Ontario, Toronto, Canada

honours

Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame

occupation

Horse trainer

race

Bernard Baruch Handicap, Breeders' Stakes, Manitoba Derby, Prince of Wales Stakes, Nearctic Stakes, Seagram Cup Stakes, Swynford Stakes, Victoria Stakes, Autumn Stakes (Canada), Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Queen's Plate, Monmouth Cup, Dominion Day Stakes, E. P. Taylor Stakes, Grey Stakes, Sky Classic Stakes, Canadian Derby, Maple Leaf Stakes, Seaway Stakes, Summer Stakes (Canada), Whimsical Stakes, Highlander Stakes, Queenston Stakes, Bowling Green Handicap, Coronation Futurity Stakes, Cup and Saucer Stakes, Connaught Cup Stakes, Display Stakes, Eclipse Stakes (Canada), Ontario Derby, Canadian Maturity Stakes, Frizette Stakes, Plate Trial Stakes, Stars and Stripes Stakes, Clarendon Stakes, Durham Cup Stakes, Toronto Cup Stakes, Vandal Stakes, Wonder Where Stakes

race horse

Tudor Queen, Key to the Moon, Royal Chocolate, Deceit Dancer, Overskate, Sound_Reason, Allan_Blue, Amber_Herod, Northern_Blossom, Proud_Tobin, Ten_Gold_Pots

wins

1000