# Loyd Gentry Jr.

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**Loyd "Boo" Gentry Jr.** (January 19, 1925 – July 1, 2012) was an American [horse trainer](/source/Horse_trainer) best known for training [Proud Clarion](/source/Proud_Clarion) to win the [1967 Kentucky Derby](/source/1967_Kentucky_Derby).

## Background

Born in [Covington, Kentucky](/source/Covington,_Kentucky), Gentry was the son of jockey and trainer, [Loyd Gentry Sr.](/source/Loyd_L._Gentry_Sr.)[1] His father trained for the prominent Canadian horseman [Harry C. Hatch](/source/Harry_C._Hatch) for whom he conditioned the winner of the 1941 [King's Plate](/source/King's_Plate). Loyd Jr. was also the nephew of [Olin B. Gentry](/source/Olin_B._Gentry), who managed the horse breeding operations of Colonel [Edward R. Bradley](/source/Edward_R._Bradley).

Gentry served in the [U.S. Coast Guard](/source/U.S._Coast_Guard) from 1943 to 1946 during [World War II](/source/World_War_II) before beginning his career as a trainer.[2]

## Early career

Gentry competed mainly at [race tracks](/source/Race_track) in New York, South Florida, Kentucky, and Illinois. Gentry trained for several major owners including [Harry Frank Guggenheim](/source/Harry_Frank_Guggenheim). In 1955 he sent two of Guggenheim's colts to run in the Kentucky Derby: the [Blue Grass Stakes](/source/Blue_Grass_Stakes) winner [Racing Fool](/source/Racing_Fool), ridden by [Henry Moreno](/source/Henry_Moreno), finished fourth, and Flying Fury, winner of the [Champagne Stakes](/source/Champagne_Stakes_(United_States)), ridden by [Conn McCreary](/source/Conn_McCreary), ran sixth. He had previously trained Milton Shagrin's Shag Tails, ridden by John Nazareth, to finish thirteenth in 1952. Gentry also won the [Kentucky Oaks](/source/Kentucky_Oaks) and the [Beldame Stakes](/source/Beldame_Stakes) with [Lalun](/source/Lalun_(horse)) in 1955. In 1964, he sent out the two-year-old Umbrella Fella to win four races including the [Breeders' Futurity Stakes](/source/Breeders'_Futurity_Stakes)

## Darby Dan Farm trainer

In 1965, Gentry became trainer to [John W. Galbreath](/source/John_W._Galbreath)'s [Darby Dan Farm](/source/Darby_Dan_Farm). The move forced him to give up training a promising two-year-old named [Kauai King](/source/Kauai_King)[3] who went on to win the following year's Derby. In 1966, Gentry trained Darby Dan Farm's [Graustark](/source/Graustark_(horse)), winner of the 1965 [Arch Ward Stakes](/source/Arch_Ward_Stakes) at [Arlington Park](/source/Arlington_Park) and the 1966 [Bahamas Stakes](/source/Bahamas_Stakes) at [Hialeah Park](/source/Hialeah_Park). After [Buckpasser](/source/Buckpasser) suffered a quarter crack, Graustark became widely favored to win the Kentucky Derby that year. Because Graustark had never raced over 7 [furlongs](/source/Furlongs), it was decided, in spite of a slightly infected left front hoof, to run him in the 9 furlong [Blue Grass Stakes](/source/Blue_Grass_Stakes) as a prep for the 1966 Kentucky Derby. Graustark was beaten by a nose by Abe's Hope after suffering a career-ending injury.[4]

Gentry Jr. trained the 1967 [Kentucky Derby](/source/Kentucky_Derby) winner, [Darby Dan Farm's](/source/Darby_Dan_Farm), [Proud Clarion](/source/Proud_Clarion), ridden by [Bobby Ussery](/source/Bobby_Ussery).[5] Proud Clarion finished third in the 1967 Preakness, behind [Damascus](/source/Damascus_(horse)) and [In Reality](/source/In_Reality).

## Later career

Gentry won a second Kentucky Oaks with [Hail to Patsy](/source/Hail_to_Patsy) in 1969 and the [Forerunner Stakes](/source/Forerunner_Stakes) with Supreme Quality in 1970.

He continued to train horses until his death on July 1, 2012, at [Lexington, Kentucky](/source/Lexington,_Kentucky).[6]

## References

1. ["Gentry, trainer of Graustark and Proud Clarion, dies"](https://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/128326/gentry-trainer-of-graustark-and-proud-clarion-dies). [The Blood-Horse](/source/The_Blood-Horse). 2012-07-02. Retrieved 2020-12-09.

1. ["Horseman Loyd Gentry Dies"](http://www.bloodhorse.com/horse-racing/articles/70979/horseman-loyd-gentry-dies). BloodHorse.com. July 3, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-04.

1. ["Kauai King making prophet of Gentry"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GG5VAAAAIBAJ&sjid=_D4NAAAAIBAJ&pg=747,3530410&dq=kauai-king+gentry&hl=en). Miami News. March 27, 1966. Retrieved 2012-07-04.

1. ["Graustark out of race with injury"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Z98jAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yScEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6699,2144122&dq=graustark+gentry&hl=en). Milwaukee Journal. May 2, 1966. Retrieved 2012-07-04.

1. ["Long shot Proud Clarion wins Derby"](https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=9m4sAAAAIBAJ&sjid=pssEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7422,981416&dq=proud-clarion+gentry&hl=en). Herald-Journal. May 7, 1967. Retrieved 2012-07-04.

1. ["Kentucky Derby-winning horseman Gentry dies at 87"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210514182154/http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2012/07/02/loyd-gentry-obit.aspx). Thoroughbred Times. July 2, 2012. Archived from [the original](http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/national-news/2012/07/02/loyd-gentry-obit.aspx) on 2021-05-14. Retrieved 2012-07-04.

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