Morton L. Schwartz
{{Short description|American banker}}
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| name = Morton L. Schwartz
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| birth_date = August 1883
| birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
| death_date = January 11, 1953 (aged 69)
| death_place = Manhattan, New York, U.S.
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| occupation = Banker, Financier, racehorse owner/breeder
| spouse = Elinor Balke
| parents = Moses Schwartz
Eugenia Lehman
| children = Cynthia Botsford
Nancy Hurd
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Morton L. Schwartz (August, 1883 - January 11, 1953) was an American banker and financier who was a member of the New York Stock Exchange and a major owner and breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses.[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F40E10F7355E1A7A93C4A8178ED85F428285F9 York Times - May 16, 1926]
Horse racing
Morton Schwartz owned Elsmeade Farm on Russell Cave Pike near Lexington, Kentucky. Successful horses he raced included:
- Gusto, leading money earner in the United States in 1932[http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00E11F8345516738DDDAF0A94DA415B828FF1D3 New York Times - December 26, 1932]
- Bold Venture, 1936 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes[https://www.kentuckyderby.com/history/year/1936 Churchill Downs Incorporated] Retrieved September 10, 2018
- Enfilade, 1918 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly[http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Champs/AmChamp3yoFemale.html http://www.tbheritage.com/TurfHallmarks/Champs/AmChamp3yoFemale.html] Retrieved September 10, 2018
On August 21, 1935, Morton Schwartz sold all his bloodstock through a Fasig-Tipton dispersal auction held at Saratoga Springs, New York. Among the yearlings sold was a filly later named Dawn Play who would turn out to be the last Champion Schwartz bred when she was voted 1937 American Champion Three-Year-Old Filly.
Morton Schwartz was a twin to brother Charles who won England's prestigious Grand National at Aintree Racecourse in 1926 with Jack Horner.[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=VWpYAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2DoNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4437,1557643&dq=charles-schwartz+louisville+morton&hl=en Greensburg Daily Tribune - April 1, 1936]
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Category:American racehorse owners and breeders
Category:Owners of Kentucky Derby winners
Category:Owners of Preakness Stakes winners
Category:Businesspeople from Kentucky
Category:20th-century American businesspeople
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