William L. Passmore (March 19, 1910 – November 7, 2002) was a

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and trainer in both flat and

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Thoroughbred horse racing. He rode horses professionally from the late 1920s until about 1946 when he took up training. During his career he conditioned horses for prominent owners such as John Sanford, Deborah Rood, Morris Dixon and

Bayard Sharp Bayard may refer to: People * Bayard (given name) *Bayard (surname) *Pierre Terrail, seigneur de Bayard (1473–1524) French knight Places * Bayard, Delaware, an unincorporated community *Bayard (Jacksonville), Florida, a neighborhood *Bayard, ...

. As a trainer, among his important flat racing wins was the 1948 Monmouth Handicap. In 1952 he trained the colt Hannibal for Sharp with whom he finished eighth in the

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. Passmore retired in 1963. He was inducted into the Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame in 1992. He died in 2002 at age 92 near Seaford, Delaware. His son,

William J. Passmore William J. "Bill" Passmore Sr. (March 8, 1933 – May 14, 2009) was an American jockey and racing steward who raced thoroughbred horses for 38 years, including at the Kentucky Derby, Preakness Stakes, and Belmont Stakes, winning 3,531 races ...

, had a successful career as a jockey and has served as a steward at racetracks in Maryland. Daughter Patricia Passmore married Eclipse Award winning jockey, Darrel McHargue.

References

December 8, 2002 obituary for William Passmore at ''Thoroughbred Times''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Passmore, William L. 1910 births 2002 deaths American jockeys American horse trainers People from Seaford, Delaware