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Nelson Bunker Hunt is a three-time Eclipse Award winner as the nation's leading Thoroughbred breeder (1976, 1985, 1987). He made his fortune in the oil business,
and he has been involved in racing for over a half-century.
Hunt has campaigned four champions, and his horses such as Dahlia, Exceller, and Vaguely Noble have won top races both in the U. S. and in Europe.
Hunt left the sport in 1988, but he returned in 1999 and quickly took back up where he left off. Since his return to racing, Hunt has taken the leading owner title at Sam Houston Race Park and Fair Grounds. Moreover, in 2003 he ranked 21st nationally with 68 wins and 31st nationally in earnings with nearly $1.9 million.
Hunt served four years as a member of the Texas Thoroughbred Association board of directors in the 1980s, and that association awarded him with their T. I. "Pops" Harkins Award for lifetime achievement in June of 2004.
Hunt has campaigned four champions, and his horses such as Dahlia, Exceller, and Vaguely Noble have won top races both in the U. S. and in Europe.
Hunt left the sport in 1988, but he returned in 1999 and quickly took back up where he left off. Since his return to racing, Hunt has taken the leading owner title at Sam Houston Race Park and Fair Grounds. Moreover, in 2003 he ranked 21st nationally with 68 wins and 31st nationally in earnings with nearly $1.9 million.
Hunt served four years as a member of the Texas Thoroughbred Association board of directors in the 1980s, and that association awarded him with their T. I. "Pops" Harkins Award for lifetime achievement in June of 2004.