Whiteley, Frank Yewell, Jr.

Whiteley, Frank Yewell, Jr.
▪ 2009

      American horse trainer

born 1915?, Centreville, Md.

died May 2, 2008, Camden, S.C.
spent 49 years (1936–84) as a trainer and conditioned such Thoroughbred champions as Tom Rolfe (1965 Preakness Stakes victor), Damascas (winner of 21 of 32 races, including the Preakness, the Belmont Stakes, the Travers, and the Woodward and crowned 1967 Horse of the Year), Ruffian (which was undefeated in 10 starts and captured the filly Triple Crown before being put down in 1975 after pulling up lame in a $350,000 match race against Kentucky Derby winner Foolish Pleasure), and Forego (which won its third Horse of the Year honours in 1976, the year Whiteley took over as trainer). In 1978 Whiteley was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.

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