Trainer Patrick Devereux Dead
Updated: Tuesday, August 5, 2003 9:07 AM
Posted: Tuesday, August 5, 2003 9:07 AM
Trainer Patrick Devereux died Aug. 3 at his Lexington home. He was 76.
Devereux' six stakes winners as a trainer included multiple winner Royal Harmony, whom he conditioned for his father, Tom. In one of his three straight wins in the Fayette Handicap at Keeneland from 1969-71, Royal Harmony defeated Kentucky Derby winner Dust Commander.
Devereux, a Navy veteran, is survived by a son, Patrick Devereux Jr., and daughters Elizabeth and Susan.
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