Winbert F. Mulholland
| Winbert F. Mulholland | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Bed O' Roses Handicap (1962, 1965) (1967)Delaware Handicap (1962, 1965) Gotham Stakes (1962) Lamplighter Stakes (1965) Saranac Stakes
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| Honours | |
| United States' Racing Hall of Fame (1967) | |
| Significant horses | |
| Battlefield, Eight Thirty, Evening Out, Jaipur, Jamestown, Lucky Draw, Platter, Stefanita | |
Winbert F. "Bert" Mulholland (August 27, 1883 - July 12, 1968) was an American
Thoroughbred horse racing trainer
.
Born in Lexington, Kentucky, the American heartland for Thoroughbred horse breeding, Bert Mulholland began his career in racing as an exercise rider for his uncle, W. C. "Farmer Bill" Scully.
In 1923 Bert Mulholland became a foreman for the
U.S. Triple Crown series, and through 2018 he holds the record for most wins in the prestigious Travers Stakes
with five.
Champions trained by Bert Mulholland:
- High Fleet - American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (1943)
- American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt(1943)
- Stefanita - American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly (1943)
- Battlefield - American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1950)
- Evening Out - American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly (1953)
- Jaipur - American Champion Three-Year-Old Male Horse (1962)
In 1967, Bert Mulholland was inducted in the United States' U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. A resident of Lafayette Hill, Pennsylvania, he died at age eighty-four in 1968 at Germantown Hospital in Philadelphia.