Name: Jeffery L. Greenhill
Born: November 16, 1955 in Sheffield, Alabama
Resident: LaGrange, Kentucky
Family: Sherri (wife)
Education: Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering from Auburn University (1979)
Horses In Stable: Nineteen (view stable)
Training/Racing States: Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia
Racing Background: Raised in Alabama and worked for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) from 1979 – 1994 directing a project management department of 60+ employees with an annual budget of over $20 million dollars. While working for TVA, he began purchasing weanlings in November at Keeneland and pinhooking them at the annual Keeneland September yearling sale. In April of 1994, Jeff took an early retirement package and moved to Kentucky to begin his training career.
Trainer (1996 – Present)
- Purse Earnings in Excess of $4.0 Million
- Top 10 Trainer at Turfway Park (2010)
- Top 5 Trainer at Turfway Park (2005, 2009)
- Top 5 Trainer at Keeneland (1998)
- Top 10 Trainer at River Downs (2003, 2008)
Groom (1994 – 1996)
Donnie Habeeb
Skills Acquired: The importance of proper race selection, i.e, ”run them where they belong”. Customizing the training regiment to each individual horse. Proper treatment and care of legs.
Pete Vestal
Skills Acquired: Grooming / Handling younger horses, Prepping horses for first race.
Hotwalker (1994)
D. Wayne Lucas
Skills Acquired: Principles of proper feeding and nutrition. Keys to operating a large stable.
Corporate Experience (1979-1994)
A bunch of bureaucratic & corporate stuff that would just bore you …. Lets go win some races and get our picture made.
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Career Racing Summary
Starts First Second Third Earnings
2,130 283 286 275 $4,085,935*
*As of 01/01/2011
