About Frank D. Weir
Lived 1863 – 1923 (aged 59). Frank D. Weir was a horse trainer.
Frank D. Weir (December 16, 1863 - August 11, 1923) was an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses best known as the trainer of U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductee Roseben and the trainer of another Hall of Fame inductee Old Rosebud with whom he won the 1914 Kentucky Derby as well as the winning trainer of the 1918 Preakness Stakes with Jack Hare Jr.
Weir began his career as a trainer in 1884 and in 1893 won 150 races. Success led to a move in 1903 to New York to compete at the big tracks at Sheepshead Bay, Gravesend, Brighton Beach, Aqueduct, Jamaica and Saratoga. There, between 1903 and 1907 he won 217 races and earned $294,957 (adjusted for inflation: $8,212,083 in 2019).
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Who was Frank D. Weir?
American racehorse trainer
When was Frank D. Weir born?
Frank D. Weir was born on 16 December 1863 in Kane County.
When did Frank D. Weir die?
Frank D. Weir died on 11 August 1923 in Chicago, Illinois.
What was Frank D. Weir's occupation?
Frank D. Weir was a horse trainer.
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