Winchell Thoroughbreds LLC and Willis Horton Racing LLC
$146,780
2022 earnings
20%
2022 wins
$5,566,987
lifetime earnings
racing Record
2022 Stats
Career Stats
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1
Firsts
42
2
Seconds
47
1
Thirds
37
1
Unplaced
106
5
Starts
232
$146,780
Earnings
$5,566,987
$29,356
Earnings / Start
$23,996
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Bio
Joan Winchell and her son, Ron, are continuing the racing operation started by the late Verne H. Winchell, Joan's husband and Ron's father. The elder Winchell, who died at age 87 in 2002, founded the donut company Winchell's in 1948 and later was CEO and chairman of Denny's restaurants. The Winchells have had great success in the sport of Thoroughbred racing, represented by such horses as Untapable and 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner.
Joan Winchell and her son, Ron, are continuing the racing operation started by the late Verne H. Winchell, Joan's husband and Ron's father. The elder Winchell, who died at age 87 in 2002, founded the donut company Winchell's in 1948 and later was CEO and chairman of Denny's restaurants. The Winchells have had great success in the sport of Thoroughbred racing, represented by such horses as Untapable and 2017 Horse of the Year Gun Runner.
Willis Horton was a longtime horse owner as well as a successful businessman: before dedicating himself full-time to Thoroughbred ownership, Horton helmed his family’s D. R. Horton Custom Homes until the business went public in 1992. Horton campaigned such notable horses as Will Take Charge (later co-owned with Three Chimneys Farm) and Take Charge Brandi, both Eclipse Award winners. Horton died on Oct. 7, 2022 at age 82.
