Billy Turner

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Billy Turner
Turner in 2008
Full name	William H. Turner Jr.
Occupation	Trainer
Born	(1940-02-29)February 29, 1940 Rochester, New York, U.S.
Died	December 31, 2021(2021-12-31) (aged 81) Reddick, Florida, U.S.
Career winnings	$17,501,009 (1976-2016)[1][2]
Career wins	533 (1976-2016)[1][2]
Major racing wins
Remsen Stakes (1967) Nashua Stakes (1975, 1993) Champagne Stakes (1976) Flamingo Stakes (1977) Wood Memorial Stakes (1977) Jerome Handicap (1979) Withers Stakes (1979, 1984) Carter Handicap (1980) Metropolitan Handicap (1980) Damon Runyon Stakes (1981) Lexington Stakes (1983) Shirley Jones Handicap (1996) Bold Ruler Handicap (1989, 1997) Delaware Handicap (1995) Fall Highweight Handicap (1998) Maryland Million Sprint Handicap (1996) Garden City Breeder's Cup (2000) Sands Point Stakes (2000) Athenia Handicap (2004) Beaugay Handicap (2005) American Classic Race wins: Kentucky Derby (1977) Preakness Stakes (1977) Belmont Stakes (1977) United States Triple Crown (1977)
Significant horses
Czaravich, Finery, Gaviola, Salerno, Seattle Slew, Play On, Punch Line

William H. Turner Jr. (February 29, 1940 – December 31, 2021) was an American Thoroughbred flat racing trainer best known for winning the United States Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing in 1977 with Seattle Slew.

Turner maintained a public training stable and bloodstock consulting services, operating mainly in New York, Florida, and the Mid-Atlantic region. At the time of his retirement he had been training horses competing on the New York Racing Association circuit.^[1]