John M. Veitch
| John Veitch | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | (1992)
Breeders' Cup wins: |
| Honors | |
| National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (2007) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Alydar, Before Dawn, Brian's Time, Davona Dale, Our Mims, Proud Truth, Sunshine Forever | |
John M. Veitch (June 27, 1945 – February 14, 2023) was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer. The son of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer Sylvester Veitch, he belonged to a family that has been in the horse-training business for three generations.
Veitch studied at
From the beginning of his training career in 1974 through the end of 2003, Veitch won 410 races out of 2,340 starts and his horses earned $20,097,980. He began as an assistant with his father as well as for trainer
Before retiring in 2003, he spent 2002 training for
During his career, Veitch trained four champions:
- Our Mims - American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of 1977.
- Davona Dale, American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly of 1978, won all the races associated with the old and later versions of the Filly Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing, taking the Kentucky Oaks, Black-Eyed Susan Stakes, Acorn Stakes, Mother Goose Stakes, and Coaching Club American Oaks.
- Matron Stakes. Voted American Champion Two-Year-Old Fillyof 1981.
- Turf Classic Invitational Stakes, and was the American Champion Male Turf Horsein 1988.
Veitch was also the trainer of Hall of Fame inductee
In 1985, Veitch's horse Proud Truth[7] won the Breeders' Cup Classic.
Veitch retired from training in 2003. He held the position of chief state steward of the Kentucky Horseracing Authority.[8] In 2007, he was elected to the United States' Racing Hall of Fame.[9] He died in Lexington, Kentucky, on February 14, 2023, at the age of 77.[10]
References
- ^ Los Angeles Times - March 2, 1985 accessed June 19, 2010
- ^ Lexington Herald-Leader (Kentucky) - July 13, 1991 accessed June 19, 2010
- ^ http://www.darbydan.com/ online accessed 2 July 2006
- ^ Bloodhorse.com - August 16, 2002 accessed June 19, 2010
- ^ http://breeding.bloodhorse.com/viewstory.asp?id=32461 online accessed 2 July 2006
- ^ http://www.oldfriendsequine.org/bio-sunshine.shtml online accessed 2 July 2006
- ^ http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/todaysnews/newsview.asp?recno=58539&subsec=6 online accessed 2 July 2006
- ^ "Kentucky Horse Racing Authority". Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved July 3, 2006. online accessed 2 July 2006
- ^ National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Archived 2011-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Angst, Frank; King, Byron (February 14, 2023). "Hall of Fame Trainer Veitch Dies at 77". The Blood-Horse. Retrieved February 14, 2023.