Background
Hine was born in The Bronx, New York, the son of clothing merchant and trainer Arthur Hine.
Hine was born in The Bronx, New York, the son of clothing merchant and trainer Arthur Hine.
Before becoming a trainer, Hine joined the United States Air Force and attended Yale University for a year.
His training career began after high school when he hitchhiked to Charles Town and trained Mission Economy at Marlboro Race Course. While enrolled in a pre-veterinary course at Pennsylvania State University, he was contacted by the United States Department of State to become a special investigator in Hong Kong, allowing him to become fluent in Mandarin Chinese. Hine became a full-time trainer in 1957, struggling upward with horses such as Amber Pass, Bet Big, Cojak, Guilty Conscience, Norquestor, Royal Hierarchy, Skip Trial and Technology, securing himself at venues such as Monmouth Park and Meadowlands Racetracks.
He finished the year by winning the Eclipse Award for Horse of the Year.
After a three-year battle with cancer, Hine died on March 17, 2000. In 2003, he was inducted into the United States. National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame.