John M. Veitch Wife: Was John M. Veitch Married?

John M. Veitch was an American Hall of Fame Thoroughbred horse trainer.

He was born on June 27, 1945, in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. Veitch studied at Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois where he played fullback for the school football team.

Veitch began his training career in 1974, in the beginning, he started as an assistant with his father as well as for trainer Elliott Burch at Rokeby Stables before going on his own.

In 1976, he was offered a job as head trainer for Lucille Markey’s Calumet Farm where he stayed till late 1982.

He then trained horses for John W. Galbreath of Darby Dan Farm plus Brian’s Time for Jodie and Wally Phillips, Galbreath’s sister, and brother-in-law.

In 1998, he closed his small public stable and took the job of racing consultant to a member of Saudi Arabia’s royal family.

Veitch later returned to the United States in April 2000 and trained for Calumet Farm’s new owner Henryk deKwiatkowski in 2001.

From the beginning of his career in 1974 to his retirement in 2003, Veitch won 410 races out of 2,340 starts and his horses earned $20,097,980.

John M. Veitch Wife: Was John M. Veitch Married?

John M. Veitch was not married at the time of his death. He was previously married to his late wife Equestrian Ellen Conway Veitch who died on February 9, 2017, in Lexington.