About William R. Claypool
Lived 1843 – 1888 (aged 44). William R. Claypool was a horse trainer.
William Redman Claypool (July 16, 1843 – May 26, 1888) was a California based trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who won the 1885 Belmont Stakes with the colt Tyrant for nationally prominent owner J. B. A. Haggin. A major racing event on the East Coast, the Belmont Stakes would become the third leg of the U.S. Triple Crown series. That same year Claypool trained the two-year-old colt Ben Ali who would go on to win the 1886 Kentucky Derby.
Just two years after his success on the East Coast, William Claypool died at age 44 from Consumption.
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Who was William R. Claypool?
American horse-racing trainer
When was William R. Claypool born?
William R. Claypool was born on 16 July 1843 in Andrew County.
When did William R. Claypool die?
William R. Claypool died on 26 May 1888 in Sacramento, California.
What was William R. Claypool's occupation?
William R. Claypool was a horse trainer.
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