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Flint S. Schulhofer |
| Training Career: | 38 years (1962-1999) |
| Stakes winners: | 80 |
| Champions: | 5 |
Flint (Scotty) Schulhofer has worked with Thoroughbreds since his teenage years in Aiken, SC. After World War II he first achieved success as a leading steeplechase rider but found the numerous injuries of this sport made training more attractive. Schulhofer took over for John Nerud when he retired as trainer for Tartan Farms. For Tartan Schulhofer trained his first of five champions, Ta Wee, leading sprinter 1969-70.
©Barbara D. Livingston
| Champions Trained by Schulhofer Ta Wee, Champion Sprinter, 1969-70
Mac Diarmida, Champion Turf Horse, 1978
Smile, Champion Sprinter, 1986
Fly So Free, Champion 2-year-old, 1990
Rubiano, Champion Sprinter, 1992 |
Schulhofer's victories in prestigious races include the Breeders' Cup Juvenile with Fly So Free, Breeders' Cup Sprint with Smile, Florida Derby with Cryptoclearance, Washington, D.C. International with Mac Diarmida, and the 1993 Belmont Stakes with Colonial Affair. Since 1972, with the exception of a brief period as private trainer for Harbor View Farms, Schulhofer has run a public stable. Flint S. Schulhofer was inducted in the Hall of Fame in 1992.
Swaps and Shoemaker in the San Vincente © 1955 Santa
Anita Photo; ©Barbara D. Livingston
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