William C. Lickle (born August 8, 1929 in Washington, DC) is a retired American banker and steeplechase owner.
Lickle studied at the University of Virginia and graduated in 1953.
He is a former chairman of Laird Bissell & Meeds, the Delaware Trust Company and J.P. Morgan International Holdings Corporation. In 1988, he was appointed President's Export Council by President Ronald Reagan.
As a steeplechase owner, Lickle was (upon his retirement in 2005) the second Leading National Steeplechase Association (NSA) owner in history in terms of prize money with $3,151,921 in winnings. He was a three-time leading annual National Steeplechase Association owner, in 1991, 1992 and 1997. His silks and trophies can be found in the National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga, New York and in the Steeplechase Hall of Fame in Camden, South Carolina.
Eclipse Award,1996, Correggio
Second Leading National Steeplechase Association (NSA) owner in history, $3,151,921
Three-time leading annual NSA owner: 1991, 1992, 1997
Three-time Iroquois winners: 1991, 19992, 1997
Two-time Colonial Cup winners: 1990, 1996
Victorian Hill (all-time leading Steeplechase horse in earnings); earnings of $748,370; four course records
Correggio (Eclipse Award winner); earnings of $258,880
Hudson Bay (Sara toga track record); earnings of $232,685
Master (Smithwick, Temple, Gwathmey Carolina Cup; earnings of $331,355)
Trepidation (Triple Crown: Mendeleev, Belmont, with Pimlico cancelled; earnings $223,088)
Green highlander (Novice champion; Saratoga flat track record; earnings of $270,393)
Young Dublin-er (National Timber Champion; Maryland Hunt Cup winner)
Where’s Pope (National Timber Champion)
Sinatra (Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup and Grade I Test Stake; earnings of $378,606)
Tide (Budweiser Breeder’s Cup; earnings of $234,006)
