About Frank M. Taylor
Lived 1869 – 1948 (aged 78). Frank M. Taylor was an American horse trainer.
Francis Marion Taylor (May 9, 1869 - May 22, 1941) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer who trained Nealon and Worth to National Championship honors, the latter winning the 1912 Kentucky Derby. He also trained Charles Edward, a colt that in 1907 set three track records on dirt including a World record.
Among Taylor's wins were two editions of the Suburban Handicap which at the time was the richest and most important race in the United States open to older horses.
Frank Taylor retired from racing in 1934 after suffering a stroke. He died on May 22, 1941, at his residence in Chicago.
Champions American Champion Older Dirt Male Horse (1907) : Nealon American Champion Two-Year-Old Male Horse (1911) : Worth
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Who was Frank M. Taylor?
horse trainer
When was Frank M. Taylor born?
Frank M. Taylor was born on 9 May 1869 in Missouri.
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Frank M. Taylor died on 14 January 1948 in Chicago, Illinois.
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Frank M. Taylor was a horse trainer.
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Frank M. Taylor was American.
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