Budd Lepman

Background

Lepman was a native of Chicago where his father Horace was a broker and member of the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

Career

His mother"s brother was Benjamin Lindheimer who owned Arlington Park and Washington Park Race Tracks as well as the Los Angeles Dons of the All-America Football Conference. Lepman initially trained horses in the Chicago area but in the early 1960s moved operations to a base in New Jersey and Florida during the winter months. On July 27, 1969, Lepman saddled four winners at Monmouth Park, a feat thought to be a first for any trainer since the racetrack opened in 1946.

During his career, Lepman trained two Champions.

Lepman was living in Hallandale, Florida, at the time of his death in 1999.

Achievements

• The first was in 1970, when he conditioned Office Queen to American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly honors and the second in 1984 when Eillo was voted American Champion Sprint Horse following an outstanding year that included a win in the inaugural running of the Breeders" Cup Sprint.