Career
Veitch began his career in racing as a jockey and trainer in Steeplechase racing. In 1939 he moved to flat racing when he began employment as a trainer with Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney in Kentucky. In 1958 he left his position with Curriculum Vitae Whitney and began employment with George Doctorate. Widener, Junior. where he trained What a Treat, and many other notable horses.
In 1971, after Mr.
Widener"s death, Sylvester Veitch opened his own public stable. He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1977. In the course of his career he had forty-four stakes winners.
He trained 5 champions in all: First Flight in 1946, Phalanx in 1947, Counterpoint in 1951, Career Boy in 1956, and What a Treat in 1965.
Mr. Veitch died at the age of 85 at the Winthrop Hospital in Mineola, Long Island, New York in February 1996 after a brief illness.