During a career in which he won more than 2,000 races, eight times Henry Forrest finished among the top ten American trainers in races won and on two occasions was in the top ten in purse money earned. He was the owner of Forrest Farms Inc. in Brentwood, Tennessee.[5]
^April 7, 1975 New York Times obituary for Henry Forrest
^(PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-10-11. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
^Henry Forrest at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
May 03, 2024
henry, forrest, racehorse, trainer, henry, forrest, july, 1907, april, 1975, american, hall, fame, trainer, thoroughbred, racehorses, twice, kentucky, derby, preakness, stakes, henry, forrestoccupationtrainerbornjuly, 1907covington, kentucky, united, statesdie. Henry Forrest July 7 1907 April 5 1975 was an American Hall of Fame trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who twice won the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes 1 Henry ForrestOccupationTrainerBornJuly 7 1907Covington Kentucky United StatesDiedApril 5 1975 aged 67 Resting placeMount Hope Cemetery Franklin TennesseeCareer wins2 000 Major racing winsWashington Park Handicap 1938 Oaklawn Handicap 1953 Rebel Stakes 1962 Bewitch Stakes 1965 Governor s Gold Cup 1966 Prince George s Stakes 1966 Fountain of Youth Stakes 1966 Blue Grass Stakes 1968 Florida Derby 1968 American Derby 1968 Royal Palm Handicap 1969 Saranac Stakes 1969 Gravesend Handicap 1969 American Classic Race wins Kentucky Derby 1966 1968 Preakness Stakes 1966 1968 Racing awardsLeading trainer at Keeneland Spring Meet 1953 1960 1967 Leading trainer at Keeneland Fall Meet 1948 1954 1963 1966 HonoursFair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame 1999 United States Racing Hall of Fame 2007 Significant horsesForward Pass Kauai King Henry Forrest was born in Covington Kentucky and began his career near Lexington breaking yearlings for Col E R Bradley s Idle Hour Stock Farm He embarked on a professional training career in 1937 that would mainly involve operating public stables but also for renowned Kentucky owners Claiborne and Calumet Farm In 1966 Forrest won the first two legs of the U S Triple Crown races with Kauai King 2 He repeated the feat two years later in 1968 with Forward Pass 3 who would receive American Champion Three Year Old Male Horse honors 4 During a career in which he won more than 2 000 races eight times Henry Forrest finished among the top ten American trainers in races won and on two occasions was in the top ten in purse money earned He was the owner of Forrest Farms Inc in Brentwood Tennessee 5 Henry Forrest died in a Lexington Kentucky hospital in 1975 at the age of 67 6 He is buried in Franklin Tennessee In 1999 he was posthumously inducted in the Fair Grounds Racing Hall of Fame 7 and in 2007 to the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame 8 References edit Hall of Fame Trainers Henry Forrest Retrieved February 24 2010 May 13 1966 TIME magaize article on Henry Forrest Middlesboro Daily News Kentucky May 21 1968 The Bloodhorse com Champion s history charts Archived 2012 09 04 at the Wayback Machine Kentucky New Era Google News Archive Search April 7 1975 New York Times obituary for Henry Forrest Fair Grounds Hall of Fame PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2017 10 11 Retrieved 2012 06 02 Henry Forrest at the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henry Forrest racehorse trainer amp oldid 1087815555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
