Background
He was the son of National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame trainer John M. Gaver, Sr. who was head trainer for the Whittney family's Greentree Stable for 38 years.
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John Milton
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Princeton University, summa cum laude, 1961
Columbia University, PhD, 1968.
Career
In 1977 his father suffered a stroke and John Jr. took over his responsibilities at Greentree where he would remain for the next fifteen years. For Greentree he trained back-to-back Champions Late Bloomer in 1978 and Bowl Game in 1979. International Stakes (Forerunner to the Breeders' Cup), and in 1981 the Rothmans International Stakes.
John Gaver, Jr. died at age 61 in Hollywood, Florida where he had been working as a track steward. He was buried in the Lexington Cemetery in Lexington, Kentucky.
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January 15, 2002 (aged 61) -
Nationality
American