Craig G. Roberts
Horse trainer, Deceased Person
1930 – 2009
Who was Craig G. Roberts?
Craig G. Roberts was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer. He began his career in 1965 and became one of the leading trainers in the Pacific Northwest, competing at Longacres Racetrack and Emerald Downs in the state of Washington. He is best known as the trainer of Slew of Damascus for owners, David & Jill Heerensperger. He had the biggest win of his career in 1994 when the son of U.S. Triple Crown champion Seattle Slew won the Grade I Hollywood Gold Cup,
Craig Roberts suffered two strokes in the winter of 2008. In failing health, he was living in Seattle, Washington, when he died from pneumonia on May 16, 2009.
Roberts was a 2009 finalist for induction in the Washington Racing Hall of Fame.
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- Born
- Dec 15, 1930
United States of America - Also known as
- Craig Roberts
- Profession
- Died
- May 16, 2009
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on July 23, 2013
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