Thomas R McCarthy

Thomas R. McCarthy (1934 – July 21, 2016) was an American thoroughbred racehorse owner and trainer from Louisville, Kentucky, best known for the 2009 Blue Grass Stakes winner and Kentucky Derby runner, General Quarters. From a racing family, his grandfather was a jockey in Ireland and both his father and uncle trained horses at racetracks in New England.

McCarthy has been a racehorse owner and trainer since 1960 and is unique in the racing industry in that he does all the work of maintaining and conditioning his horses. He is also a former high school teacher and school principal.

McCarthy died on July 21, 2016 in Louisville, Kentucky due to melanoma. He was 82.