King T. Leatherbury

King T. Leatherbury

Horseracing personalities infobox


name = King T. Leatherbury
|caption =
occupation = Trainer
birthplace = Shady Side, Maryland, United States
birth date = March 26, 1933
death date =
career wins = 6200+ (ongoing)
race = Maryland Million Classic (1994)
Philip H. Iselin Handicap (1994)
Federico Tesio Stakes (2005, 2006)
awards = Leading Maryland trainer in wins (1993-1996)
honours =
horses = I Am The Game, Thirty Eight Paces
Taking Risks, Malibu Moonshine
updated = February 12, 2007

King T. Leatherbury MBA (born March 26, 1933 in Shady Side, Maryland) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer who ranks third all-time in wins among U.S. trainers.

Called a Maryland racing legend [http://www.kentuckyderby.com/2006/derby_coverage/derby_updates/derby_updates_04212006.html] by Churchill Downs, King T. Leatherbury, along with John J. Tammaro, Jr., Richard E. Dutrow, Sr. and Hall of Fame inductee Bud Delp, were known as Maryland racing's "Big Four". They dominated racing in that state during the 1960s and '70s and helped modernize flat racing training.

Born on a farm there, where his father raised horses, King Leatherbury graduated from the University of Maryland with a degree in business administration then chose a career in thoroughbred racing. As a trainer, he won his first race in 1959 at Florida's Sunshine Park but made his reputation at racetracks in his native Maryland. He was the leading trainer at Delaware Park on four occasions, won twenty titles at Laurel Park Racecourse and another twenty-five at Pimlico Race Course. He lead all Maryland trainers in wins for four straight years between 1993 through 1996 and has won five races in one day four times and on another occasion won six races on one card.

References

* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/05/16/AR2005051601150.html 2005 Washington Post article on King T. Leatherbury]
* [http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/horseracing/bal-leatherbury051203,0,5642134.story?coll=bal-utility-horseracing 2003 Baltimore Sun newspaper article profile and interview with King T. Leatherbury titled "Leatherbury: A breed apart"]


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