- Kenneth McPeek
Horseracing personalities infobox
name = Kenneth McPeek
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occupation = Trainer
birthplace = Fort Chaffee,Arkansas
birth date = August 2, 1962
death date =
career wins = ongoing
race =Breeders' Futurity Stakes (1994)Widener Handicap (1997)Tampa Bay Derby (1999)Alcibiades Stakes (2000, 2001)Kentucky Jockey Club Stakes (2001)Ashland Stakes (2002)Florida Derby (2002)Blue Grass Stakes (2002)Louisiana Derby (2002)Spinster Stakes (2002, 2003)
Sir Barton Stakes (2003)Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Turf Stakes
(2004, 2005)Delta Jackpot Stakes (2006)American Classic Race wins:
Belmont Stakes (2002)
awards =Big Sport of Turfdom Award (2002)
honours =
horses =Tejano Run ,Harlan's Holiday ,Sarava , Einstein
updated = April 25, 2007Kenneth G. McPeek (born
August 2 ,1962 in Fort Chaffee,Arkansas ) is an AmericanThoroughbred racehorse trainer.In 1984, McPeek graduated from the
University of Kentucky with aBachelor of Arts inBusiness Administration . The son of a racehorse owner, in 1985 he took out his trainer's license in Kentucky. He won the most important race of his career in 2002 whenSarava captured theBelmont Stakes . That year, he and wife Sue were voted theBig Sport of Turfdom Award by the Turf Publicists of America.In 2005, McPeek left training for close to a year to focus more on his family. During this time he became friends and was considerably influenced by the training methods of renowned
Australia n trainersLee Freedman and David Hayes following his visit to that country. As a bloodstock agent, at the Keeneland September yearling sale in 2005, he selected the 2007Preakness Stakes winnerCurlin forMidnight Cry Stables .Rebuilding his stable, McPeek purchased the 115-acre Magdalena farm, the former
505 Farms /Pillar Stud inLexington, Kentucky where the 1959Kentucky Derby winnerTomy Lee is buried. [http://www.mcpeekracing.com/gallery/?p=Magdalena]A portion of every McPeek Racing win goes to support the
Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation .References
* [http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=2390 Kenneth McPeek at the NTRA]
* [http://www.mcpeekracing.com/ McPeek Racing official website]
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