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William Ward `` Bill '' Stephens -LRB- November 21 , 1922 - July 10 , 1987 -RRB- was an American Thoroughbred horse racing trainer .. Thoroughbred horse racing. Thoroughbred horse race. trainer. horse trainer. A younger brother to U.S. Racing Hall of Fame trainer , Woody Stephens , he was often referred to as `` Bill '' by the media .. trainer. horse trainer. U.S. Racing Hall of Fame. National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Woody Stephens. Woody Stephens. Stephens began his career in racing as his brother 's assistant at Royce Martin 's Woodvale Farm in Kentucky .. Woodvale Farm. Woodvale Farm. Kentucky. Kentucky. However , his career was interrupted during World War II when he served overseas with the United States Army .. United States. United States. World War II. World War II. United States Army. United States Army. He resumed his career in racing at war 's end and in 1950 succeeded John Nerud as head trainer for Herbert Woolf 's Woolford Farm .. trainer. horse trainer. John Nerud. John A. Nerud. Woolford Farm. Woolford Farm. In 1951 he saddled his first stakes race winner , when Champion Sprinter of 1949 Delegate won the Roseben Handicap at New York City 's Belmont Park .. Roseben Handicap. Roseben Handicap. Delegate. Delegate ( horse ). stakes race. Graded stakes race. New York City. New York City. Belmont Park. Belmont Park. New York. New York ( state ). Bill Stephens went on to train for the stable owned by Adele L. Rand .. For Mrs. Rand , he most notably conditioned Clem whose important wins included three straight over future Hall of Fame inductee , Round Table .. Clem. Clem ( horse ). Round Table. Round Table ( horse ). Clem did it first in the September 1 , 1958 Washington Park Handicap while setting a new track record time .. Washington Park Handicap. Washington Park Handicap. Clem. Clem ( horse ). The colt was then shipped all the way to the East Coast of the United States to the Atlantic City Race Course where on September 13 he set another new track record for a mile and three sixteenths on turf in winning the United Nations Handicap while again defeating Round Table .. United States. United States. United Nations Handicap. United Nations Stakes. Round Table. Round Table ( horse ). East Coast of the United States. East Coast of the United States. Atlantic City Race Course. Atlantic City Race Course. Clem then beat Round Table for the third time in a row on September 27 in the Woodward Stakes .. Woodward Stakes. Woodward Stakes. Clem. Clem ( horse ). Round Table. Round Table ( horse ). In the latter part of the 1960s , Bill Stephens took over from his brother as the trainer for Harry Guggenheim 's Cain Hoy Stable .. trainer. horse trainer. Cain Hoy Stable. Cain Hoy Stable. Among his successful Cain Hoy runners was the 1967 Futurity Stakes winner Captain 's Gig who set a new Aqueduct track record .. Futurity Stakes. Belmont Futurity Stakes. Aqueduct. Aqueduct Racetrack. In 1958 , en route to the Kentucky Derby the lightly raced colt won the Forerunner Purse at Keeneland then the Stepping Stone Purse at Churchill Downs .. Forerunner Purse. Forerunner Stakes. Stepping Stone Purse. Stepping Stone Purse. Kentucky. Kentucky. Kentucky Derby. Kentucky Derby. Keeneland. Keeneland. Churchill Downs. Churchill Downs. Retired from racing , Bill Stephens was living in Franklin Square , New York when he died at age sixty-four of lung cancer at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Brooklyn , New York. lung cancer. lung cancer. Veterans Administration Hospital. Veterans Administration Hospital. Brooklyn. Brooklyn. New York. New York ( state )