Benjamin W. Perkins Jr.

Ben Perkins Jr.
Ben Perkins Jr.
Occupation	Trainer
Born	March 10, 1956; Camden, New Jersey,; United States
Career wins	1,501 (as at 2019-02-13) [1]
Major racing wins
	Great American Stakes (1981); Bonnie Miss Stakes (1988); Forward Gal Stakes (1988); Garden State Stakes (1989, 1991); Fred "Cappy" Capossela Stakes; (1990, 2000, 2001, 2002); Delaware Handicap (1991); Molly Pitcher Stakes (1991); Federico Tesio Stakes (1993); Fountain of Youth Stakes (1993); Sapling Stakes (1993); Wood Memorial Stakes (1993); Salvator Mile Handicap (1994); Chick Lang Stakes; (1995, 1999, 2000, 2011); Arlington Sprint Handicap (1996); Aegon Turf Sprint Stakes (1999); Nashua Stakes (1999); Woodford Stakes (1999, 2002); Sorority Stakes (2000, 2001, 2002); Spinaway Stakes (2000); Longfellow Stakes; (2000, 2001, 2003, 2006); West Virginia Derby (2000); Colleen Stakes (2001); De Francis Memorial Dash Stakes; (2001, 2004); Forego Handicap (2001); Gotham Stakes (2001); Withers Stakes (2001); Maryland Million Distaff Handicap (2002); Safely Kept Stakes (2006); Maryland Million Oaks (2009)
Racing awards
	Monmouth Park Champion trainer (2000)

Benjamin W. Perkins Jr. (born March 10, 1956 in Camden, New Jersey) is an American trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business, he is the son of Benjamin W. Perkins who conditioned racehorses for close to fifty years.[2] [3]

In 1981, Perkins won his first race at Atlantic City Race Course.

References

"Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr". Equibase Co LLC. 2019-02-14. Retrieved 2019-02-14.
Benjamin W. Perkins, Jr. biography at the NTRA Archived August 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
"A Family Affair". The Trentonian. 2001-05-18. Retrieved 2019-02-13.

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