Frank E. Childs

{{Short description|American racehorse trainer}}

{{Infobox horseracing personality

|name = Frank E. Childs

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|occupation = Trainer

|birth_date = {{Birth date|1887|12|27}}

|birth_place = Cove, Oregon

|death_date = {{Death date and age|1973|1|10|1887|12|27}}

|death_place = California

|career wins =

|race = Wolverine Handicap (1941)
Kentucky Oaks (1944)
Del Mar Derby (1949)
San Antonio Handicap (1949)
San Carlos Handicap (1951)
Del Mar Futurity (1958, 1961)
Santa Catalina Stakes (1965)
California Oaks (1968)
Honeymoon Handicap (1968)
La Centinela Stakes (1968)
Princess Stakes (1968)
Beverly Hills Handicap (1969)
Santa Ana Stakes (1969)
Los Angeles Handicap (1971)

U.S. Triple Crown wins:
Kentucky Derby (1959)

|honors = U.S. Racing Hall of Fame (1968)

|horses = Bolero, Berseem, Canina, Black Badge, Dinner Gong, Flying Rhythm, Miss Ribot, Occupy, Tomy Lee

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Frank E. Childs (December 27, 1887 – January 10, 1973) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse trainer. He was the trainer of Tomy Lee who won the 1959 Kentucky Derby.{{cite web|url=https://www.courier-journal.com/story/sports/horses/triple/derby/2015/04/24/countdown-kentucky-derby-tomy-lee/26311037/ |title=Derby Countdown - Tomy Lee 1959|publisher=The Courier-Journal

|date=2015-04-24 |accessdate=2020-03-14}} He was inducted into the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1968.{{cite web|url=https://www.racingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/frank-e-childs |title=Frank E. Childs | National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame |publisher=Racingmuseum.org |date=2016-09-06 |accessdate=2016-10-31}}

Frank Childs served with the United States Army during World War I.