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American horse trainer
William Molter |
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Occupation |
Jockey/
Trainer |
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Born | (1910-06-02)June 2, 1910
Fredericksburg, Texas, U.S. |
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Died | April 2, 1960(1960-04-02) (aged 49)
Monrovia, California, U.S. |
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Career wins | 2,158 |
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As a jockey:
Manitoba Stakes (1935)As a trainer:
San Diego Handicap (1945)
Santa Anita Derby (1947, 1954)
Santa Maria Handicap (1947)
Argonaut Handicap (1948, 1958)
Bing Crosby Handicap (1948)
Hollywood Derby (1948, 1949)
Hollywood Gold Cup (1948, 1957)
Hollywood Lassie Stakes (1948, 1956)
Santa Catalina Handicap (1948)
Del Mar Handicap (1949)
Inglewood Handicap (1949, 1955)
Santa Anita Maturity (1949, 1955, 1958)
Sunset Handicap (1949)
San Felipe Stakes (1953, 1954, 1957)
San Gabriel Handicap (1953, 1954, 1958)
Californian Stakes (1954)
Malibu Stakes (1954, 1955, 1957)
Carter Handicap (1955)
Golden Gate Mile Handicap (1955)
Paumonok Handicap (1955)
Santa Anita Handicap (1956, 1958)
San Juan Capistrano Handicap (1956)
San Marcos Stakes (1956, 1957, 1959)
Santa Margarita Handicap (1956, 1957)
American Derby (1957)
Blue Grass Stakes (1957)
Cinema Handicap (1957)
Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (1957, 1958)
United Nations Stakes (1957, 1959)
Agua Caliente Handicap (1958)
Arlington Handicap (1958, 1959)
Gulfstream Park Handicap (1958)
Stars and Stripes Turf Handicap (1958)
San Antonio Handicap (1958)
San Fernando Stakes (1958)
San Luis Obispo Handicap (1958)
Arlington Futurity Stakes (1959)
Manhattan Handicap (1959)
Washington Park Handicap (1959)
California Derby (1960)
American Classic Race wins:
Kentucky Derby (1954) |
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U.S. National Champion Trainer by wins (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949)
U.S. National Champion trainer by earnings (1954, 1956, 1958, 1959) |
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United States' Racing Hall of Fame (1960) |
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Ace Admiral,
Bobby Brocato,
Determine,
Imbros,
On Trust,
Round Table,
Shannon,
T.V. Lark |
William Molter (June 2, 1910 – April 2, 1960) was an American National Champion and
Hall of Fame
horse trainer in the sport of
Thoroughbred racing.
A native of
Fredericksburg, Texas, Molter began his career in horse racing as a
jockey at racetracks across the Texas border in
Mexico. He eventually made his way to the
bush tracks of
Western Canada and at the modern
Polo Park Racetrack in
Winnipeg, Manitoba won the 1935 edition of the
Manitoba Stakes, now known as the
Canadian Derby. That year he turned to training horses, making his way to the modern new racetracks being built in
California where he enjoyed considerable success. He was the
United States Champion Thoroughbred Trainer by wins four straight years between 1946 and 1949, and led all
American trainers in earnings four times, winning the title in 1954, 1956, 1958, and 1959.
During his career, Molter trained for prominent owners such as
Elizabeth Arden,
Andrew J. Crevolin,
Travis M. Kerr, and film mogul,
Louis B. Mayer. Among the horses Molter trained were 1947
Santa Anita Derby winner,
On Trust, 1956
Santa Anita Handicap winner
Bobby Brocato, and
Imbros, who set a new
world record of 1:20.60 for 7
furlongs in winning the 1954
Malibu Sequet Stakes. In addition, Molter won the 1954
Kentucky Derby with
Determine but his most famous horse was 1958
American Horse of the Year and Hall of Fame inductee,
Round Table who retired at the end of the 1959 racing season having earned a
world record US$1,749,869.
Molter died on April 2, 1960, of a massive
cerebral stroke. That year, the United States'
National Museum of Racing inducted him in their Hall of Fame.
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