Barry K. Schwartz

2009 Record: (111-28-21-17)

2009 Earnings: $763,010

2009 Win %: 25% In-The-Money %: 59%

Born: May 25, 1942, in New York City
Family: wife Sheryl; children Stephanie and Jonathan
Professional Background: Former CEO of Calvin Klein Inc. He turned a $10,000 investment in 1968 into a multibillion-dollar corporation with Calvin Klein, his childhood friend … Was a member of the board of trustees of the New York Racing Association from 1994-2004 ... Served as chairman of the board of trustees and chief executive officer of NYRA from 2000-04 … Awarded the Alfred G. Vanderbilt Award as The Person Who Did the Most For Racing in 2001 by the New York Turf Writers’ Association … Member, The Jockey Club ... Hobbies include collecting art and antique books, philately (stamp collecting) and ornithology ... Is a member of the board of trustees of the Philatelic Foundation
Racing Background: Has been a fan of Thoroughbred racing since his childhood ... Purchased his first horse in 1978 through a friendship with Carl Rosen, owner of the champion filly Chris Evert
Breeding/Racing Operation: In nearly 30 years as an owner, Schwartz has campaigned numerous stakes winners including Degenerate Jon, Boom Towner, Only Queens, Perfect Poppy, Seeking the Sky, Fire King, Turnofthecentury, Dr. Root, Beru, Great Intentions, Fernando Po, and perhaps his favorite runner, Three Ring. Schwartz describes his most exciting moment in racing as “winning the Acorn" on the day before the 1999 Belmont Stakes with Three Ring. "She lost all chance at the start of the Kentucky Derby in her previous race and rebounded nicely to show her class in the Acorn,” said Schwartz. Three Ring also captured the Davona Dale and Bonnie Miss that year before she was fatally injured in a freak paddock accident … Has 30 horses in training with Mike Hushion, Eddie Plesa Jr., Eduardo Inda and Rich Schosberg ... Has made five starts in the Breeders’ Cup with horses he has owned either outright or in partnership with others ... His best finish was a third-place finish by Three Ring in the 1998 Juvenile Fillies ... Is a major partner in two-time Breeders’ Cup Sprint starter Attila’s Storm. The consistent but injury-plagued son of Forest Wildcat ran fourth and fifth in the 2005 and '06 Sprint, respectively ... Owns Stonewall Farm, a 700-acre farm in Granite Springs, N.Y., where he keeps approximately 70 horses.