William H. Fizer

{{Short description|American horse trainer}}

{{Infobox horseracing personality

| name = William Fizer

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| birth_place = Kentucky

| birth_date = {{birth date|1867|12|23}}

| death_date = {{dda|1948|01|14|1867|12|23}}

| death_place = New York

| resting_place = Old Gray Cemetery
Knoxville, Tennessee

| career wins =

| race = Decoration Handicap (1908)
Empire City Handicap (1908)
Latonia Derby (1908)
Midsummer Stakes (1908)
Kentucky Oaks (1909)
Latonia Independence Handicap (1910)

American Classics wins:
Kentucky Derby (1907)

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| horses = Floreal, Pink Star, Pinkola

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William Henry Fizer (1861 - February 15, 1937) was a trainer of Thoroughbred racehorses who won the 1907 Kentucky Derby with Pink Star, the 1908 Latonia Derby with Pinkola, and the 1909 Kentucky Oaks with Floreal.{{cite web|url=https://www.kentuckyderby.com/uploads/wysiwyg/assets/uploads/Trainer_Records_Kentucky_Derby__1898-2017__1.pdf |title=Trainers, Kentucky Derby (1898-2017) |publisher=Churchill Downs Incorporated |date=2018-01-01|accessdate=2020-01-04}}{{cite web|url=https://newspaperarchive.com/altoona-mirror-jun-03-1908-p-3/ |title=Pinkola Wins Latonia Derby|publisher=Altoona Mirror Archives, page 3|date=1908-06-03|accessdate=2020-05-25}}{{cite web|author=Avalyn Hunter|title=Floreal|url=http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/floreal.html|website=American Classic Pedigrees|accessdate=25 September 2020}}

Born in Kentucky, as a young man William Fizer made his home in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was in New York when he died on February 15, 1937. His remains were shipped to Knoxville for interment.{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24222270/fizer-william-henry-obit-1937/ |title=William H. Fizer Called by Death |publisher=Kingsport Times, page 8 |date=1937-02-15 |accessdate=2020-05-01}}