| Gary Jones |
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| Occupation |
Trainer |
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| Born |
June 16, 1944
Long Beach, California,
United States |
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| Career wins |
1,465 |
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| Major racing wins, honours and awards |
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| Major racing wins |
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San Antonio Handicap (1976)
San Pasqual Handicap (1976)
San Fernando Stakes (1979, 1992)
Autumn Days Handicap (1979, 1986)
Westchester Stakes (1980)
Wilshire Handicap (1980, 1992)
La Brea Stakes (1982)
Balboa Stakes (1983, 1992)
El Encino Stakes (1983, 1987, 1988)
Hollywood Futurity (1983, 1990)
Malibu Stakes (1983)
Norfolk Stakes (1983)
Providencia Stakes (1983, 1991, 1992, 1996)
San Felipe Stakes (1984)
Santa Barbara Handicap (1984, 1992, 1996)
Palomar Handicap (1985, 1993, 1995)
Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap (1986)
Oaklawn Handicap (1986, 1992)
Widener Handicap (1986)
Del Mar Mile Handicap (1987)
Fayette Stakes (1987)
Oak Tree Derby (1987)
Apple Blossom Handicap (1988)
La Cañada Stakes (1988)
Santa Maria Handicap (1988)
Fantasy Stakes (1989)
Silver Belles Handicap (1990)
NYRA Mile (1990)
San Diego Handicap (1990, 1994)
Las Palmas Handicap (1991)
Monrovia Handicap (1991)
Pacific Classic Stakes (1991)
Santa Ana Handicap (1991)
Sunset Handicap (1991)
Yellow Ribbon Stakes (1991)
Beverly D. Stakes (1992)
John Henry Handicap (1992)
San Simeon Handicap (1992, 1994, 1996)
San Gabriel Handicap (1992)
San Marcos Stakes (1992)
Santa Anita Handicap (1992, 1994)
Strub Stakes (1992)
A Gleam Handicap (1993)
Buena Vista Handicap (1993)
Del Mar Futurity (1993)
Hollywood Gold Cup (1993)
Miesque Stakes (1993)
Santa Catalina Stakes (1993)
San Francisco Mile Stakes (1993)
San Vicente Stakes (1993)
Santa Monica Stakes (1993)
Vernon O. Underwood Stakes (1993)
El Rincon Handicap (1994)
Hollywood Oaks (1994)
Las Virgenes Stakes (1994)
Mother Goose Stakes (1994)
Santa Anita Oaks (1994)
Santa Ynez Stakes (1994)
Harold C. Ramser Sr. Handicap (1995)
Santa Ysabel Stakes (1995)
San Carlos Handicap (1996) |
| Significant horses |
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Best Pal, Kostroma, Lakeway, Quiet American, Stuka, Turkoman, Wishing Well |
Gary F. Jones (born June 16, 1944 in Long Beach, California) is a retired trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses whose career began in 1974 and ended with his retirement at the end of July, 1996 having earned $52,672,611 in purses and the winner of 1,465 races including 102 graded stakes.[1][2]
Among the outstanding horses trained by Gary Jones were Hall of Fame inductee, Best Pal, Turkoman who was voted the Eclipse Award as the 1986 American Champion Older Male Horse,[3] and Kostroma, who set a 1 1/8-mile turf world record of 1:43 4/5 in winning the Las Palmas Handicap.[4]
References
| Persondata |
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| Name |
Jones, Gary F. |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Horse trainer |
| Date of birth |
June 16, 1944 |
| Place of birth |
Long Beach, California, United States |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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