Frank Y. Whiteley Jr.

Frank Whiteley Jr.
Frank Whiteley Jr.
Occupation	Trainer
Born	January 31, 1915; Centreville, Maryland, USA
Died	May 2, 2008 (age 93)
Career wins	848
Major racing wins
	Cowdin Stakes (1963, 1964); Tremont Stakes (1963); Vagrancy Handicap (1963); American Derby (1965, 1967); Arlington Classic (1965); Aqueduct Handicap (1966, 1967, 1968); Dwyer Stakes (1967, 1972); Jockey Club Gold Cup (1967); Travers Stakes (1967); Wood Memorial Stakes (1967); Woodward Stakes (1967, 1976, 1977); Brooklyn Handicap (1968, 1976); Malibu Stakes (1968); Carter Handicap (1969, 1970); Long Island Handicap (1973); Astoria Stakes (1974); Fashion Stakes (1974); Spinaway Stakes (1974); Acorn Stakes (1975); Coaching Club American Oaks (1975); Comely Stakes (1975); Fall Highweight Handicap (1975); Mother Goose Stakes (1975); Marlboro Cup Invitational Handicap (1976); Metropolitan Handicap (1976, 1977); U.S. Triple Crown series:; Preakness Stakes (1965, 1967); Belmont Stakes (1967)
Honours
	United States' Racing Hall of Fame (1978); South Carolina Athletic Hall of Fame (1998); Order of the Palmetto (2003); Frank Whiteley Day, Camden, South Carolina (2003)
Significant horses
	Tom Rolfe, Chieftain, Damascus, Forego, Northernette, Ruffian

Frank Yewell Whiteley Jr. (January 31, 1915 – May 2, 2008) was a Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.

Born and raised on a farm in Centreville, Maryland, Whiteley grew up around horses and from a very early age was intent on racing them. Developing his skills, by age twenty-one he had embarked on a professional training career in his home state. He retired forty-nine years later having trained some of the most famous American racehorses of the second half of the 20th century.