Joseph_H._Pierce_Jr.

Joseph H. Pierce Jr.

Joseph H. Pierce Jr.

American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and trainer (1927–2018)

Joseph H. Pierce Jr. (born June 24, 1927 – June 7, 2018) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse owner and trainer who won 2,256 races during his career.[1]

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Joseph Pierce Jr. served with the United States Navy during World War II. The son of a horse trainer, Joseph Sr. was widely known as "Slim" and is remembered as the trainer of Chicle II for the Palatine Stable of Frank Rosen. After the War ended, Joseph Jr. learned the business from his father and in 1956 took out his own trainers license. Since the late 1960s he had made Monmouth Park his home base.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Joseph H. Pierce Jr". Equibase Co. LLC. 2020-06-04. Retrieved 2020-06-04.
  2. [2]
    "Monmouth Park Fixture, Trainer Joe Pierce Jr., Dead At 90". Paulick Report. 2018-06-08. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
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