Sylvester Veitch

Tags: Horse Trainer.

Sylvester E. Veitch (February 24 1910 – February 14 1996) was a Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer.Veitch began his career in racing as a jockey and trainer in Steeplechase racing. In 1939 he moved to flat racing when he began employment as a trainer with Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney in Kentucky. He won two Belmont Stakes while in Whitney’s employment: one in 1947 with Phalanx and the second in 1951 with Counterpoint.In 1958 he left his position with C.V.

birth date

1910-02-24

birth place

United States

death date

1996-02-14

honours

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame

occupation

Horse trainer

race

Travers Stakes, Belmont Stakes, Kentucky Oaks, Washington D.C. International Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup, Monmouth Oaks, Philip H. Iselin Stakes, United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, Empire City Handicap, Wood Memorial Stakes, Beldame Stakes, Blue Grass Stakes, Metropolitan Handicap, Whitney Handicap

race horse

Phalanx (horse), First Flight (horse), Mamluk, What a Treat, Career Boy, Fisherman (horse), Counterpoint (horse)