Loyd Gentry, Jr.

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Loyd "Boo" Gentry, Jr. (born August 29, 1925 in Kenton County, Kentucky) is an American horse trainer.

He was the son of jockey and trainer, Loyd Gentry, Sr., who trained for the prominent Canadian horseman Harry C. Hatch and for whom he conditioned the winner of the 1941 King's Plate, Canada's most prestigious race. Lloyd Jr. was also the nephew of Olin Gentry. He competed mainly at race tracks in New York, South Florida, Kentucky, and Illinois. Gentry, Jr. trained the 1967 Kentucky Derby winner, Darby Dan Farm's, Proud Clarion, ridden by Bobby Ussery. Proud Clarion finished 3rd in the 1967 Preakness, behind Damascus and In Reality. In addition to Proud Clarion, Gentry also had three other horses that ran in the Kentucky Derby. In 1952, Milton Shagrin's Shag Tails, ridden by John Nazareth, finished 13th. In 1955, Racing Fool, ridden by Henry Moreno, finished 4th, and Flying Fury, ridden by Conn McCreary, 6th. Both horses were owned by Harry F. Guggenheim's Cain Hoy Stable.

In 1966, Gentry trained Darby Dan Farm's Graustark, winner of the 1965 Arch Ward Memorial at Arlington Park and the 1966 Bahamas Stakes at Hialeah Park. After Buckpasser suffered a quarter crack, Graustark became widely favored to win the Kentucky Derby that year. Because Graustark had never raced over 7 furlongs, it was decided, in spite of a slightly infected left front hoof, to run him in the 9 furlong Blue Grass Stakes as a prep for the 1966 Kentucky Derby. Graustark was beaten by a nose by Abe's Hope after suffering a career ending injury.

Gentry twice won the Kentucky Oaks with Lalun (1955) and Hail to Patsy (1969).

[edit] Also trained

Year	Name	Jockey	Owner	Fame
1954	Flying Fury	Henry Moreno	Cain Hoy Stable	Champagne Stakes winner
1955	Lalun	Henry Moreno	Cain Hoy Stable	Beldame Stakes winner
1955	Lalun	Henry Moreno	Cain Hoy Stable	Kentucky Oaks winner
1955	Racing Fool	Henry Moreno	Cain Hoy Stable	Bluegrass Stakes winner
1955	Racing Fool	Johnny Adams	Cain Hoy Stables	Forerunner Stakes winner
1964	Umbrella Fella	John Nazareth	Ford Stables	Lane's End Breeders' Futurity winner
1969	Hail To Patsy	Dave Kassen	Walter Kitchen	Kentucky Oaks winner
1970	Supreme Quality	Dave Kassen	Walter Kitchen	Forerunner Stakes winner