Joseph H. Pierce Jr. (born June 24, 1927 – June 7, 2018) was an American

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owner and trainer who won 2,256 races during his career. Joseph Pierce Jr. served with the

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during

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. The son of a horse trainer, Joseph Sr. was widely known as "Slim" and is remembered as the trainer of

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for the Palatine Stable of Frank Rosen. After the War ended, Joseph Jr. learned the business from his father and in 1956 took out his own trainers license. Since the late 1960s he had made

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his home base.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Pierce Jr., Joseph H. 1927 births 2018 deaths United States Navy personnel of World War II American horse trainers People from Washington, D.C.