John M. Gaver Jr., Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn M. Gaver Jr.
American horse trainer
Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1940
Date of Death: 15-Jan-2002
Profession: horse trainer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About John M. Gaver Jr.
- John Milton "Jack" Gaver Jr.
- (September 17, 1940 – January 15, 2002) was an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses.
- He was the son of National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame trainer John M.
- Gaver Sr., who was head trainer for the Whittney family's Greentree Stable for 38 years.
- In 1977 his father suffered a stroke and John Jr.
- took over his responsibilities at Greentree where he would remain for the next fifteen years.
- For Greentree he trained back-to-back Champions Late Bloomer in 1978 and Bowl Game in 1979.Among his important wins, John Gaver Jr.
- won the most important turf races at the time including the 1979 Turf Classic Invitational Handicap and Washington, D.C.
- International Stakes (Forerunner to the Breeders' Cup), and in 1981 the Rothmans International Stakes.John Gaver Jr.
- died at age 61 in Hollywood, Florida where he had been working as a track steward.
- He was buried in the Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky.
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