Loyd Gentry, Jr.
| Loyd "Boo" Gentry, Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Horse trainer |
| Born |
August 29, 1925 Covington, Kentucky, United States |
| Died | July 1, 2012 |
| Major racing wins | |
|
Champagne Stakes (1954) Kentucky Derby (1967) |
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| Significant horses | |
| Graustark, Proud Clarion, Lalun | |
Champagne Stakes (1954)
Beldame Stakes (1955)
Blue Grass Stakes (1955)
Derby Trial Stakes (1955)
Forerunner Stakes (1955, 1970)
Kentucky Oaks (1955,1969)
Princess Pat Stakes (1960)
Matron Stakes (1964)
Breeders' Futurity Stakes (1964)
Arch Ward Stakes (1965)
Bahamas Stakes (1966)
Roamer Handicap (1967)
Loyd "Boo" Gentry, Jr. (August 29, 1925 – July 1, 2012) was an American horse trainer best known for training Proud Clarion to win the 1967 Kentucky Derby.
Born in Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky, Gentry was the son of jockey and trainer, Loyd Gentry, Sr.. His father trained for the prominent Canadian horseman Harry C. Hatch for whom he conditioned the winner of the 1941 King's Plate. Loyd Jr. was also the nephew of Olin B. Gentry, who managed the horse breeding operations of Colonel Edward R. Bradley.
Gentry served in the U.S. Coast Guard during World War II before beginning his career as a trainer.
Gentry competed mainly at race tracks in New York, South Florida, Kentucky, and Illinois. Gentry trained for several major owners including Harry Frank Guggenheim. In 1955 he sent two of Guggenheim's colts to run in the Kentucky Derby: the Blue Grass Stakes winner Racing Fool, ridden by Henry Moreno, finished fourth, and Flying Fury, winner of the Champagne Stakes, ridden by Conn McCreary, ran sixth. He had previously trained Milton Shagrin's Shag Tails, ridden by John Nazareth, to finish thirteenth in 1952. Gentry also won the Kentucky Oaks and the Beldame Stakes with Lalun in 1955. In 1964, he sent out the two-year-old Umbrella Fella to win four races including the Breeders' Futurity Stakes
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