James I. Nazworthy
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James I. "Jim" Nazworthy (September 3, 1926 - February 21, 1974) was an American Thoroughbred horse racing
trainer
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Jim Nazworthy began training horses at age twenty-one. Based in California
, among his successful runners, he conditioned horses for owners such as Fannie Hertz
, Travis Kerr
, as well for his wife's Sledge Stable. http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=3650
Jim Nazworthy died in 1974 of a heart attack at age forty-seven. The Los Angeles Times
February 23, 1974 obituary called Nazworthy "one of California's foremost trainers."
A resident of Arcadia, California
, he was survived by his wife, Maxine, a daughter of Sidney B. Factor, and their son, David.
Thoroughbred horse race
Thoroughbred horse racing is a worldwide sport and industry involving the racing of Thoroughbred horses. It is governed by different national bodies. There are two forms of the sport: Flat racing and National Hunt racing...
trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
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Jim Nazworthy began training horses at age twenty-one. Based in California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, among his successful runners, he conditioned horses for owners such as Fannie Hertz
John D. Hertz
John Daniel Hertz, Sr. was an American businessman, thoroughbred racehorse owner, and philanthropist.-Biography:...
, Travis Kerr
Travis M. Kerr
Travis M. Kerr was an American businessman in Oklahoma City and a Thoroughbred racehorse owner. Involved in the oil and uranium business, he was a younger brother of Oklahoma businessman and Senator, Robert S. Kerr....
, as well for his wife's Sledge Stable. http://www.ntra.com/stats_bios.aspx?id=3650
Jim Nazworthy died in 1974 of a heart attack at age forty-seven. The Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California, since 1881. It was the second-largest metropolitan newspaper in circulation in the United States in 2008 and the fourth most widely distributed newspaper in the country....
February 23, 1974 obituary called Nazworthy "one of California's foremost trainers."
A resident of Arcadia, California
Arcadia, California
Arcadia is an affluent city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and located approximately northeast of downtown Los Angeles in the San Gabriel Valley and at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains....
, he was survived by his wife, Maxine, a daughter of Sidney B. Factor, and their son, David.