William H. Fires

William H. "Jinks" Fires (born July 23, 1940, in Rivervale, Arkansas) is an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer.[1] He is the trainer of 2011 Arkansas Derby winner Archarcharch which finished fifteenth in the Kentucky Derby.[2]

William H. Fires
OccupationTrainer
Born (1940-07-23) July 23, 1940
Rivervale, Arkansas, United States
Career wins1,417+ (ongoing)
Major racing wins
Martha Washington Stakes
(1988, 1995, 2005)
Turfway Park Fall Championship Stakes (1990)
Essex Handicap (2009)
Southwest Stakes (2011)
Arkansas Derby (2011)
Remington Springboard Mile Stakes (2015)
Significant horses
Archarcharch

Jinks Fires is a brother to U.S. Racing Hall of Fame jockey Earlie Fires.

References
  1. William H. Fires biography at Oaklawn Park
  2. "2011 Kentucky Derby Results: Full Finishing Order from Saturday's Race". 8 May 2011.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.