American racehorse trainer and owner
| John A. Nerud |
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| Full name | John Andrew Nerud |
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| Occupation | Trainer & Owner |
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| Born | (1913-02-09)February 9, 1913
Minatare, Nebraska, U.S. |
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| Died | August 13, 2015(2015-08-13) (aged 102)
Old Brookville, New York, U.S. |
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| Career wins | 1,000+ |
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Hialeah Inaugural Handicap (1949)
Seminole Handicap (1949, 1962)
New Rochelle Handicap (1949)
Spinaway Stakes (1951)
Palm Beach Handicap
(1956, 1957, 1962, 1964)
McLennan Handicap (1956)
Hibiscus Stakes (1957)
Travers Stakes (1957)
Peter Pan Stakes (1957)
Jockey Club Gold Cup (1957)
Royal Palm Handicap (1957, 1975)
Hollywood Gold Cup (1958)
Metropolitan Handicap (1958)
Test Stakes (1960, 1969)
Black Helen Handicap (1961)
Bay Shore Stakes (1962)
Bernard Baruch Handicap (1964)
Fall Highweight Handicap (1965)
Cowdin Stakes (1966)
Arlington Classic (1967)
Withers Stakes (1967)
Hawthorne Gold Cup (1967)
Gotham Stakes (1967)
Man O' War Stakes (1967)
Vosburgh Stakes (1967, 1968, 1978)
Canadian Turf Handicap (1967)
Adirondack Stakes (1967)
Suburban Handicap (1968)
United Nations Handicap (1964, 1968)
Whitney Handicap (1968)
Gallorette Handicap (1968))
Jasmine Stakes (1969)
Prioress Stakes (1969)
Comely Stakes (1969)
Miss Woodford Stakes (1969)
Demoiselle Stakes (1974)
Gazelle Handicap (1975)
Diana Handicap (1975)
Bed O' Roses Handicap (1976)
Questionnaire Handicap (1978)
Paterson Handicap (1978)
Meadowlands Cup Handicap (1978)
U.S. Triple Crown wins:
Belmont Stakes (1957)
Selected wins as an owner:
Metropolitan Handicap (1981)
Wood Memorial Stakes (1984)
Breeders' Cup Mile (1985)
Longfellow Handicap (1985)
Oceanport Handicap (1985)
Fall Highweight Handicap (1986)
Top Flight Handicap (1988)
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Big Sport of Turfdom Award (1968)
Eclipse Award of Merit (2006) |
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| National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame (1972) |
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| Delegate, Gallant Man, Intentionally, Dr. Fager, Ta Wee, Dr. Patches, Fappiano, Cozzene |
John Andrew Nerud (February 9, 1913 – August 13, 2015) was an American thoroughbred horse trainer and owner, who was inducted in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1972.[1]
